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Met Office weather warning issued ahead of Wolves vs Arsenal as Storm Éowyn causes chaos

A general view of Molineux Stadium, home of Wolverhampton Wanderers
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Arsenal travel to Wolves on Saturday afternoon (kick-off at 3pm) looking to keep their Premier League title bid alive.

Mikel Arteta's team are now six points behind league leaders Liverpool, having also played a game more than Arne Slot's side. The Gunners blew a two-goal lead to draw 2-2 against Aston Villa last weekend but earned a comfortable 3-0 win over Dinamo Zagreb in Europe on Wednesday.

However, there may be a slight concern that the match at Molineux against Wolves this weekend could be postponed. The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for ice in the West Midlands on Saturday with those travelling to the game advised to take care.

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Thankfully, the warning runs until 10am, a full five hours before kick-off, so the game is unlikely to be postponed. However, several fixtures across English football have been called off this season due to inclement weather.

The Merseyside derby between Liverpool and Everton at Goodison Park was the highest-profile game to be postponed due to Storm Darragh in December. The fixture has since been rearranged for Wednesday, February 12 (kick-off at 7.30pm).

And Arsenal's Premier League rivals Newcastle have had their travel plans thrown into disarray this weekend by Storm Eowyn. The Magpies travel to Southampton but head coach Eddie Howe revealed on Friday morning that they may have to fly to the south coast on the morning of the game.

"We’ll see how today goes," he said. "Our plan, as always, is to travel today, but we’ll seek advice from the authorities at the airport and everyone involved whether it’s safe to fly. If it’s not, we could end up travelling tomorrow morning."

The squad have in the past travelled on the team coach in similar circumstances, but weather warnings suggest that may not be a viable alternative.

He added: "It is a long journey, and also there’s no guarantee with the wind and the conditions, and what you think might be an eight, nine-hour journey might turn into a 12, 13-hour journey. We’ve got to be careful, I think, in that respect, so I think it’s probably best that we look to do that.

"But nothing is guaranteed. We’ll seek advice and try to make the right decision."