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All eyes turn for a fascinating top-flight contest as front-runners Arsenal host struggling Wolverhampton Wanderers to the Emirates Stadium.

Team News

Mikel Arteta's side have made three changes following the side that suffered a narrow defeat at Villa Park last weekend. William Saliba, the Swedish striker and Gabriel Martinelli all come into the lineup. Martin Ødegaard and the Spanish midfielder are named on the substitutes' bench, while Riccardo Calafiori is absent. Saliba returns after sitting out five matches through injury.

The visitors also make three changes to their starting XI following being heavily defeated 4-1 at Molineux by Manchester United last time out. The experienced full-back, the Brazilian midfielder and the South Korean forward come in. Ki-Jana Hoever and Arias drop to the bench, while Jean‐Ricner 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.
Substitutes: Tchatchoua, Mane, Lopez, Hoever, Chirewa, Arokodare, Arias, Santiago Bueno, Jose Sa.

Match Official: Robert Jones
Video Assistant Referee: John Brooks

Preamble

Good evening! Because, c’mon …

The table reveals a stark picture. Arsenal sit comfortably at the pinnacle of the Premier League, while their opponents occupy the bottom of the division.

… yet while this will be the 42nd occasion the Premier League leaders have played the side propping up the division – with 30 victories from 41, with seven draws – which team is responsible for two of the four all-time upsets? Why, Wolves, of course! So while the Arsenal manager will surely be anticipating another three points, the Wolves boss must know that long shots occasionally succeed, and anything is possible. Kick-off is at 8pm GMT. The action is imminent!

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