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All eyes turn for a compelling top-flight matchup as league leaders the Gunners entertain bottom-placed Wolverhampton Wanderers to the their home ground.

Confirmed Sides

Mikel Arteta's side have introduced three changes following the side that endured a 2-1 defeat at Aston Villa in their previous outing. 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 the Italian defender is not involved. The centre-back is back after sitting out a run of games due to injury.

The visitors also have made three adjustments to their lineup following being soundly beaten 4-1 at home by United on Monday evening. Matt Doherty, the Brazilian midfielder and the South Korean forward are recalled. Hoever and Arias are on the substitutes, while Jean‐Ricner Bellegarde misses out altogether.

Starting Elevens

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

Referee: Robert Jones
VAR Official: John Brooks

Match Context

Welcome! Because, look at this …

The standings reveals a clear contrast. Arsenal sit proudly at the summit of the table, while Wolves anchor the league.

… however, even though this will be the 42nd time the top side have played the team propping up the entire table – winning 30 out of 41, with seven tied games – which team is behind two of the four historical shocks? Why, Wolves, that’s who! So while the Arsenal manager will undoubtedly be expecting another three points, Rob Edwards must know that underdogs occasionally succeed, and anything is possible. The start is at 8 o'clock in the evening GMT. It’s on!

^{(The other two last-over-first victories in the Premier League era are Oldham’s 1-0 win over United in March 1993, and Spurs – yeah, this one sounds a bit weird - beating Liverpool in November 2008.)}