Mikel Arteta promised a competitive side would face Brighton in the midweek League Cup and he has delivered to some extent but there are major changes. There was always an expectation that some players would be rotated but perhaps with only William Saliba keeping his place from the weekend that is of some surprise.
One key change to the group is in goal. Third-choice stopper and Estonian international Karl Hein makes his senior debut for the club he joined as a 16-year-old in 2018. Matt Turner was on the bench for the clash with Chelsea at the weekend but will not be given the chance to play before the World Cup with Aaron Ramsdale expected to return for Wolves.
Cedric Soares makes his first start of the season having failed to break into Mikel Arteta's plans with both Ben White and Takehiro Tomiyasu being the typical options. Rob Holding expectantly returns to the group to play with Cedric for the first time since the pair's nightmarish display at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium at the end of the previous campaign.
