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All eyes turn for a fascinating top-flight matchup as league leaders Arsenal host rock-bottom Wolves to the their home ground.

Starting Lineups

Arsenal have opted for a trio of alterations following the side that suffered a narrow defeat at Aston Villa in their previous outing. William Saliba, Viktor Gyökeres and Gabriel Martinelli are all included in the lineup. The captain and the Spanish midfielder are named on the bench, while Riccardo Calafiori is absent. The centre-back is back after sitting out a run of games through injury.

The visitors also make three changes to their lineup after being heavily defeated 4-1 at home by Manchester United on Monday evening. Matt Doherty, the Brazilian midfielder and the South Korean forward come in. Hoever and Arias are on the bench, while Jean‐Ricner 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.

Match Official: Robert Jones
Video Assistant Referee: John Brooks

Preamble

Good evening! Because, let's be honest …

The standings reveals a stark picture. Arsenal sit comfortably at the pinnacle of the table, while their opponents prop up the division.

… however, even though this will be the 42nd time the Premier League leaders have played the team propping up the division – winning 30 victories from 41, with seven draws – who are responsible for two of the four all-time upsets? Why, Wolves, that’s who! Therefore, although Mikel Arteta will undoubtedly be expecting another three points, Rob Edwards must know that long shots occasionally come off, and anything is possible. Kick-off is at 8 o'clock in the evening GMT. The action is imminent!

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