Mark Lawrenson states his prediction for Arsenal v Wolves

Mark Lawrenson is backing Arsenal to beat Wolves at The Emirates despite the north London side’s “issues”.

The Gunners were held to a 2-2 draw by Crystal Palace in north London last weekend after Arsenal squandered a 2-0 lead to drop points in the top-four race.

Emery’s side allowed a two-goal advantage to slip twice in the Carabao Cup on Wednesday night as Arsenal lost to Liverpool FC on penalties following a 5-5 draw in normal time.

Arsenal have only managed to win two of their last six Premier League games to fall out of the top four at the expense of their bitter rivals Chelsea FC.

The Gunners will take on a Wolves side that are unbeaten in their last five outings, having hoisted themselves out of the relegation zone and up to 12th place in the table.

Wolves were 2-0 winners against defending Premier League champions Manchester City at The Etihad last month.

Former Liverpool FC defender Lawrenson is still confident that Arsenal can secure three points against Wolves despite their recent patchy form.

“Wolves only levelled late on in last weekend’s draw at Newcastle but they played well enough to have won that game and had a good late chance to take the points too,” Lawrenson told BBC Sport.

“Nuno Espirito Santo’s side went out of the Carabao Cup at Aston Villa on Wednesday night but, in the Premier League, they are on a handy five-game unbeaten run and their poor start to the season is definitely behind them.

“Arsenal have got some issues, including what to do with Granit Xhaka after his fall-out with the Gunners fans, but their home form is not usually one of them.

“That’s why it was especially surprising that they let a 2-0 lead slip at home to Crystal Palace last week.

“We know they have defensive instability but we see it less often at Emirates Stadium than elsewhere.”

Arsenal have collected 11 points from their opening five Premier League games at The Emirates – only Liverpool FC and Leicester City have better records at home this season.

The Gunners are four points ahead of Wolves in the Premier League table.

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