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All eyes turn for a compelling top-flight matchup as league leaders Arsenal entertain bottom-placed Wolves to the Emirates Stadium.

Confirmed Sides

Arsenal have introduced three changes from the team that endured a 2-1 loss at Aston Villa last weekend. The French defender, Viktor Gyökeres and Gabriel Martinelli all start in the starting eleven. Martin Ødegaard and the Spanish midfielder are named on the bench, while the Italian defender is not involved. Saliba returns after missing five matches through injury.

The visitors also make three changes to their starting XI after being soundly beaten 4-1 at Molineux by United on Monday evening. The experienced full-back, the Brazilian midfielder and Hwang Hee-chan come in. Ki-Jana Hoever and Arias drop to the substitutes, while Bellegarde is not in the squad altogether.

Confirmed Lineups

Arsenal: Raya, White, Saliba, Hincapie, Timber, Eze, Zubimendi, Rice, Saka, Gyokeres, Martinelli.
Substitutes: Arrizabalaga, Odegaard, Gabriel Jesus, Norgaard, Trossard, Madueke, Nwaneri, Merino, Lewis-Skelly.

Wolverhampton Wanderers: Johnstone, Mosquera, Agbadou, Toti Gomes, Doherty, Joao Gomes, Andre Trindade, Krejci, Wolfe, Larsen, Hwang.
Bench: Tchatchoua, Mane, Lopez, Hoever, Chirewa, Arokodare, Arias, Santiago Bueno, Jose Sa.

Match Official: Robert Jones
VAR Official: John Brooks

Match Context

Good evening! Because, c’mon …

The standings paints a stark picture. Arsenal sit proudly at the summit of the table, while their opponents prop up the division.

… yet while this will be the 42nd occasion the Premier League leaders have faced the team at the foot of the entire table – with 30 out of 41, with seven tied games – which team is behind two of the four all-time upsets? Indeed, Wolverhampton Wanderers, of course! Therefore, although the Arsenal manager will surely be anticipating another three points, Rob Edwards must know that underdogs occasionally succeed, and anything is possible. Kick-off is at 8 o'clock in the evening GMT. Let's go!

^{(The remaining bottom-beats-top victories in the modern top-flight era are Oldham Athletic's 1-0 win over United in March 1993, and Spurs – yeah, a surprising one - beating Liverpool in November 2008.)}