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Focus shifts for a fascinating Premier League contest as table-toppers the Gunners host struggling Wolverhampton Wanderers to the their home ground.

Team News

Mikel Arteta's side have made three changes following the XI that endured a 2-1 loss at Villa Park in their previous outing. William Saliba, the Swedish striker and the Brazilian winger all start in the starting eleven. The captain and Mikel Merino drop to the substitutes' bench, while Riccardo Calafiori is not involved. The centre-back returns after sitting out five matches due to injury.

Wolves also make three adjustments to their lineup following being soundly beaten 4-1 at Molineux by Manchester United on Monday evening. The experienced full-back, João Gomes and Hwang Hee-chan are recalled. Hoever and Jhon Arias are on the bench, while Bellegarde misses out altogether.

Starting Elevens

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.
Bench: Tchatchoua, Mane, Lopez, Hoever, Chirewa, Arokodare, Arias, Santiago Bueno, Jose Sa.

Referee: Robert Jones
VAR Official: John Brooks

The Setup

Good evening! Because, c’mon …

The standings reveals a striking story. Arsenal sit proudly at the top of the Premier League, while their opponents anchor the division.

… yet while this will be the 42nd time the top side have taken on the team propping up the entire table – with 30 out of 41, with seven draws – who are behind two of the four all-time upsets? Indeed, Wolverhampton Wanderers, that’s who! Therefore, although the Arsenal manager will surely be anticipating another victory, the Wolves boss must know that long shots occasionally find the target, and you never know. The start is at 8 o'clock in the evening GMT. The action is imminent!

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