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All eyes turn for a intriguing top-flight matchup as table-toppers the Gunners host bottom-placed Wolverhampton Wanderers to the Emirates Stadium.

Team News

Mikel Arteta's side have opted for a trio of alterations from the XI that suffered a 2-1 defeat at Aston Villa in their previous outing. The French defender, Viktor Gyökeres and the Brazilian winger all come into the lineup. Martin Ødegaard and Mikel Merino drop to the substitutes' bench, while Riccardo Calafiori is not involved. Saliba returns after sitting out a run of games through injury.

Wolves also have made three changes to their starting XI following being soundly beaten 4-1 at Molineux by Manchester United last time out. The experienced full-back, João Gomes and the South Korean forward come in. 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.
Subs: Tchatchoua, Mane, Lopez, Hoever, Chirewa, Arokodare, Arias, Santiago Bueno, Jose Sa.

Referee: Robert Jones
VAR Official: John Brooks

Match Context

Good evening! And I mean, let's be honest …

The standings tells a clear story. The hosts sit comfortably at the summit of the Premier League, while Wolves prop up the division.

… however, even though this will be the 42nd occasion the Premier League leaders have faced the team propping up the entire table – winning 30 victories from 41, with seven draws – who are behind two of the four all-time upsets? Why, Wolves, of course! So while Mikel Arteta will undoubtedly be anticipating another victory, the Wolves boss must know that underdogs sometimes find the target, and anything is possible. The start is at 8pm GMT. It’s on!

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