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Focus shifts for a fascinating top-flight matchup as front-runners the Gunners host struggling Wolves to the Emirates Stadium.

Confirmed Sides

Mikel Arteta's side have introduced a trio of alterations from the team that suffered a narrow loss at Aston Villa in their previous outing. The French defender, the Swedish striker and the Brazilian winger all start in the starting eleven. The captain and the Spanish midfielder are named on the substitutes' bench, while the Italian defender is not involved. Saliba returns after sitting out a run of games due to injury.

Wolves also have made three adjustments to their lineup following being heavily defeated 4-1 at home by United on Monday evening. Matt Doherty, the Brazilian midfielder and the South Korean forward come in. Ki-Jana Hoever and Jhon Arias are on the substitutes, while Bellegarde is not in the squad altogether.

The Teams in Full

Arsenal: Raya, White, Saliba, Hincapie, Timber, Eze, Zubimendi, Rice, Saka, Gyokeres, Martinelli.
Subs: 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.
Subs: Tchatchoua, Mane, Lopez, Hoever, Chirewa, Arokodare, Arias, Santiago Bueno, Jose Sa.

Referee: Robert Jones
VAR Official: John Brooks

Match Context

Good evening! Because, c’mon …

The standings tells a striking picture. Arsenal sit proudly at the summit of the Premier League, while Wolves occupy the bottom of the division.

… however, even though this will be the 42nd occasion the Premier League leaders have played the team propping up the division – with 30 victories from 41, with seven draws – who are behind two of the four historical shocks? Indeed, Wolverhampton Wanderers, of course! So while Mikel Arteta will surely be anticipating another victory, Rob Edwards must know that underdogs sometimes find the target, and you never know. The start is at 8pm GMT. The action is imminent!

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