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All eyes turn for a fascinating top-flight contest as front-runners the Gunners welcome rock-bottom Wolves to the Emirates Stadium.

Team News

Mikel Arteta's side have introduced three changes from the side that suffered a 2-1 defeat at Aston Villa in their previous outing. William Saliba, the Swedish striker and the Brazilian winger all come into the starting eleven. The captain and Mikel Merino drop to the substitutes' bench, while the Italian defender is absent. Saliba returns after sitting out a run of games through injury.

Wolves also make three adjustments to their lineup following being skelped 4-1 at home by Manchester 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 bench, while Bellegarde is omitted altogether.

Confirmed Lineups

Arsenal: Raya, White, Saliba, Hincapie, Timber, Eze, Zubimendi, Rice, Saka, Gyokeres, Martinelli.
Bench: 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

Welcome! Because, c’mon …

The table paints a clear story. Arsenal sit proudly at the top of the table, while their opponents prop up the league.

… however, even though this will be the 42nd time the top side have played the team at the foot of the division – with 30 victories from 41, with seven tied games – which team is behind two of the four historical shocks? Indeed, Wolves, of course! Therefore, although Mikel Arteta will undoubtedly be anticipating another three points, the Wolves boss must know that long shots occasionally succeed, and you never know. Kick-off is at 8pm GMT. Let's go!

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