Skelly’s knee injury is “nothing serious” and a late call will be made on his and William Saliba’s availability for Arsenal’s trip to Wolverhampton Wanderers this Saturday. Lewis-Skelly picked up the injury during Arsenal’s 2-2 draw against Aston Villa on January 17 but played the entire match.

Arsenal pair William Saliba and Myles Lewis-Skelly are in contention to face Wolves on Saturday in two injury boosts for Mikel Arteta. Saliba missed the draw with Aston Villa before Lewis-Skelly picked up the during the 2-2 draw, but he was fit enough to finish the game.

William Saliba's hamstring strain has given Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta a fresh injury headache to contend with during a hectic and potentially decisive spell of fixtures