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All eyes turn for a fascinating Premier League matchup as front-runners Arsenal entertain bottom-placed Wolves to the their home ground.

Confirmed Sides

Mikel Arteta's side have made a trio of alterations from the XI that endured a 2-1 loss at Villa Park last weekend. William Saliba, Viktor Gyökeres and Gabriel Martinelli are all included in the lineup. The captain and Mikel Merino drop to the bench, while Riccardo Calafiori is not involved. Saliba returns after sitting out five matches due to injury.

Wolves also make three adjustments to their starting XI after being skelped 4-1 at Molineux by Manchester United on Monday evening. Matt Doherty, João Gomes and Hwang Hee-chan are recalled. Ki-Jana Hoever and Arias drop to the substitutes, while Bellegarde is omitted 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.

Match Official: Robert Jones
VAR Official: John Brooks

The Setup

Welcome! Because, c’mon …

The table paints a striking contrast. Arsenal sit comfortably at the pinnacle of the table, while their opponents occupy the bottom of the division.

… yet while this will be the 42nd occasion the top side have taken on the team propping up the entire table – winning 30 victories from 41, with seven draws – which team is behind two of the four all-time upsets? Why, Wolves, that’s who! Therefore, although the Arsenal manager will surely be expecting another three points, the Wolves boss must know that underdogs sometimes succeed, 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 modern top-flight era are Oldham Athletic's 1-0 win over United in March 1993, and Tottenham Hotspur – yeah, this one sounds a bit weird - beating Liverpool in November 2008.)}