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Focus shifts for a compelling top-flight contest as league leaders Arsenal host rock-bottom Wolves to the Emirates Stadium.

Starting Lineups

Mikel Arteta's side have introduced a trio of alterations from the team that suffered a narrow defeat at Villa Park last weekend. William Saliba, the Swedish striker and Gabriel Martinelli are all included in the starting eleven. The captain and the Spanish midfielder drop to the bench, while the Italian defender is not involved. Saliba returns after sitting out five matches due to injury.

Wolves also have made three changes to their lineup after being soundly beaten 4-1 at home by Manchester United on Monday evening. Matt Doherty, João Gomes and Hwang Hee-chan start. Hoever and Jhon Arias are on the bench, while Bellegarde misses out altogether.

The Teams in Full

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

The Setup

Good evening! Because, look at this …

The table tells a stark story. Arsenal sit comfortably at the top of the Premier League, while Wolves prop up the division.

… yet while this will be the 42nd occasion the Premier League leaders have taken on the team at the foot of the division – winning 30 victories from 41, with seven tied games – which team is behind two of the four all-time upsets? Indeed, Wolverhampton Wanderers, of course! So while Mikel Arteta will surely be expecting another victory, the Wolves boss must know that underdogs sometimes come off, and anything is possible. 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 Spurs – yeah, this one sounds a bit weird - beating Liverpool in November 2008.)}