Overview
- Declan Rice missed the Brugge trip through illness, with a decision on his availability to be made after assessment today.
- William Saliba has not trained with the squad and is still considered a matter of days from returning, leaving his involvement uncertain.
- Jurrien Timber and Leandro Trossard picked up knocks against Aston Villa and were omitted in Belgium, with both labeled day-to-day.
- Arsenal managed a 3-0 win at Club Brugge using rotation, including Christian Nørgaard at centre-back, as Gabriel Magalhães, Cristhian Mosquera and Kai Havertz remained sidelined.
- Gabriel Jesus returned to action and will not be sold in January, with Mikel Arteta backing him to push to be the first-choice striker as Wolves visit the Emirates on Saturday.