Arsenal v Wolves team news: Smith Rowe ill, Martinelli returns

The curtain comes down on an epic Double Gameweek 26 this evening, with many Fantasy Premier League (FPL) managers hoping to further boost triple-digit scores.

Arsenal v Wolverhampton Wanderers kicks off at 19:45 GMT, with the winner set to move fifth in the Premier League table. The Gunners will also move into that spot with a draw.

As for the team news, it’s one change apiece from the weekend games.

Gabriel Martinelli returns from suspension for the hosts to take the place of Emile Smith Rowe, who is ill.

Takehiro Tomiyasu is absent again with a recurrence of the calf problem that kept him out recently.

Bruno Lage also makes one alteration from the side that were victorious against Leicester City on Sunday, and it’s an attacking change.

In comes Hwang Hee-chan for the benched Leander Dendoncker, with the South Korea international making his first league start since December.

There is plenty of interest in this fixture from an FPL perspective, with the table below from Live FPL showing the ‘effective ownerships’ of Arsenal and Wolves players inside the top 10,000:

The Gunners won the reverse fixture of tonight’s match just two weeks ago, with Martinelli seeing red for two quickfire bookings.

GAMEWEEK 26 LINE-UPS

Arsenal XI: Ramsdale, Soares, White, Gabriel, Tierney, Odegaard, Partey, Xhaka, Saka, Lacazette, Martinelli.

Subs: Leno, Holding, Pepe, Tavares, Sambi Lokonga, Elneny, Nketiah, Swanson, Hutchinson.

Wolves XI: Sa, Kilman, Coady, Saiss, Semedo, Neves, Moutinho, Ait Nouri, Hwang, Jimenez, Podence.

Subs: Ruddy, Marcal, Neto, Trincao, Silva, Jonny, Gomes, Dendoncker, Cundle.

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