When Bruno Lage's Wolverhampton Wanderers visit the Emirates Stadium on Thursday, Arsenal will be looking for their second win in less than a month.

The Gunners won 1-0 at Molineux on February 10 and are now one spot and two points ahead of their opponents, despite having played one game fewer.

Arsenal depended on their Hale End talents to turn a dominant effort against Brentford into all three points on a day when some Arsenal fans felt disgruntled by as many as four penalty shouts being brushed away by Jonathan Moss and Lee Mason in the VAR room.

Emile Smith Rowe and Bukayo Saka's well-taken goals put an end to a difficult first 45 minutes, and while Christian Norgaard added an injury-time consolation, it was too little, too late for Brentford to repeat their opening-day victory over Arsenal.

The less said about Arsenal's January form, the better, but they've started February with two wins from two in the Premier League and may be considered the frontrunners in the top-four chase—now sixth but only four points behind Manchester United with three games at hand.

On home soil, only Liverpool can boast a better defensive record than Arsenal, who may move up to fifth here and the absence of European competition currently appears to be benefiting the Gunners as they strive to end their five-year run outside the Champions League.

TEAM NEWS:

Following his one-game suspension for his Molineux red card in the win over Brentford, Martinelli has returned, giving Arteta a completely fit squad for this critical match.

During Martinelli's time in the team, Smith Rowe was limited to a super sub role, but Arteta's decision to drop the England international following his ninth goal of the season on Saturday would be shocking.

For Arsenal, things should mostly stay the same, but Takehiro Tomiyasu was fit enough to start against Brentford and might potentially replace Cedric Soares, who filled in admirably on Saturday.

Here's my predicted line-up for this match.

GOALKEEPER & DEFENDERS:

Ramsdale (GK), Tomiyasu, Ben White, Gabriel, Tierney. 

MIDFIELDERS:

Xhaka, Partey, Odegaard.

ATTACKERS:

Smith Rowe, Lacazette, Saka.