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FOLLOWING last Saturday’s disappointing collapse against Aston Villa, Arsenal now can’t afford any more Premier League slip-ups when heading to Wolves on Saturday.SunSport betting experts have previewed the league fixture and selected the best bets, tips and exclusive sign-up bonuses from our leading betting partners.Find The Sun’s betting publishing principles hereNew sign-up offersSunSport exclusivesWolves vs Arsenal previewIt was a good, routine win for Arsenal in the Champions League in midweek, now they’re back trying to bridge the gap to Liverpool this weekend.That task has been made considerably harder after last week’s collapse, throwing away a 2-0 lead to draw 2-2 with Aston Villa at the Emirates.That came just a couple of hours after Liverpool looked set to drop points themselves, until super-sub Darwin Nunez bagged twice in injury time to beat Brentford.That leaves Mikel Arteta’s side six points behind the leaders, though they’ve also played a game more.They’re both playing at 3pm on Saturday strangely, with Liverpool at home to Ipswich while Arsenal are at Molineux.Wednesday’s win over Dinamo Zagreb made it two wins from their last six games but they’re warm favourites to claim three points here.Wolves’ new manager bounce was immediate but they’ve since fell away again, losing three of their last four games – conceding three goals on each of those occasions.Those were tricky fixtures against Nottingham Forest, Newcastle and Chelsea, but this is another tough assignment. 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NEWCASTLE UNITED are set to hire the architects that built Real Madrid’s Sports City to design their new training ground.US-based company Populous also designed the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and have drawn up plans for a new 65,000-seater home for Roma.Newcastle United are set to build a new state-of-the-art training groundCredit: GettyThe facilities are set to be designed by the firm behind Tottenham’s stadiumCredit: EPANow Toon’s Saudi owners will hire them to compile a new state-of-the-art base for both their senior and youth teams.The desired facility will include all-weather pitches, a small stadium, swimming pools and a media suite.United have two potential sites in mind for their new HQ.One in Woolsington near the airport and the preferred one near Newcastle Racecourse.READ MORE IN FOOTBALLAlthough it is still several years away before completion, the club will next confirm the location as well as contracting builders and engineers.Newcastle had a number of other firms compete for the contract to design the state-of-the-art facilities and look set to land on Populous.Populous have an impressive CV within football with the firm having a hand in the designs for Wembley, Arsenal’s Emirates Stadium and Lusail Stadium, which hosted the 2022 Qatar World Cup final.Outside of football, Populous are the innovators behind the unusual, but eye-catching Las Vegas Sphere.Most read in FootballPopulous helped design Lusail StadiumCredit: ReutersThey also had a hand in the plans for the Las Vegas SphereCredit: GettyCASINO SPECIAL – BEST CASINO BONUSES FROM £10 DEPOSITSThe Kansas City-founded company have also put forward plans to Manchester United’s ownership regarding the expansion or demolition of Old Trafford to make way for a new stadium.Newcastle continue to eye their own plans to either expand on St James’ Park or find a new home elsewhere in the city.Suspended Newcastle star Bruno Guimaraes shares heartwarming clip celebrating famous win in his living room with his sonHowever, they are yet to make any major strides in that direction and are currently focused on their new training facilities ahead of their historic home.At present, Populous have not been chosen to lead plans on the new stadium.Newcastle are still exploring plans to find a new homeCredit: Getty More

DOMINIC SOLANKE has been ruled out for “six weeks” with his knee injury worse than first feared.The England striker, 27, twisted it while taking a shot on his own in training on Saturday.Dominic Solanke has been ruled out for six weeks with a knee injuryCredit: GettyAnge Postecoglou had initially expected the blow to rule the forward out for “a few weeks” – but that has now been upgraded to a month and a half.It puts Solanke in a race against time to be fit for the Carabao Cup final on March 16, which Tottenham will be competing in if they can see off Arne Slot’s mighty Liverpool.He will definitely miss the second leg of their semi-final at Anfield on February 6, into which Spurs take a 1-0 lead thanks to Lucas Bergvall’s goal which Solanke set up in the initial tie.Postecoglou said: “With Dom, the information now is that we are looking at around the six-week mark. No surgery.READ MORE IN FOOTBALL“Maybe we can get him back a little bit earlier, just see how he progresses. But at this stage it’s saying around six weeks.”Six weeks from when the injury was sustained would take him until March 1.That time frame would see the striker miss at least eight matches.They include Premier League games against Leicester, Brentford, Manchester United, Ipswich and Manchester City.Most read in FootballCASINO SPECIAL – BEST CASINO BONUSES FROM £10 DEPOSITSThe Carabao Cup semi against Liverpool, an FA Cup fourth-round at Aston Villa and next week’s Europa League tie against Elfsborg take place in that period too – plus both play-offs if Spurs somehow fail to finish in the top eight of the European table.Solanke was the most expensive Premier League signing this summer after joining from Bournemouth for £65million. The rise and fall of Ange Postecoglou as Spurs bossThe club-record buy has 11 goals in 29 appearances, earning an England recall with his industrious displays.Solanke was one of FOURTEEN players missing for Spurs, due to injury or ineligibility, for the 3-2 win at Hoffenheim in the Europa League.It put the North Londoners into fourth spot, one point clear of United in ninth.A Son Heung-min double and an early James Maddison strike did the business, with the hosts netting through Anton Stach and sub David Mokwa.Boss Postecoglou added: “I could not speak highly enough of the players carrying us through. They will get some help hopefully soon with some players coming back.“We are in a real good position in Europe. Get to the knockout rounds home and away, get our players back and we will back ourselves against anyone.“The fact that these guys have got us to this position — Madders and all the players that have carried us through — credit to them.” More