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All eyes turn for a compelling top-flight contest as front-runners Arsenal entertain bottom-placed Wolverhampton Wanderers to the Emirates Stadium.

Team News

Mikel Arteta's side have made a trio of alterations from the team that suffered a narrow defeat at Villa Park in their previous outing. The French defender, the Swedish striker and Gabriel Martinelli all come into the lineup. The captain and Mikel Merino are named on the bench, while the Italian defender is absent. Saliba returns after sitting out a run of games due to injury.

The visitors also make three changes to their starting XI following being heavily defeated 4-1 at home by United last time out. Matt Doherty, the Brazilian midfielder and Hwang Hee-chan are recalled. Ki-Jana Hoever and Arias are on the substitutes, while Jean‐Ricner Bellegarde is not in the squad altogether.

The Teams in Full

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

Match Official: Robert Jones
VAR Official: John Brooks

The Setup

Good evening! And I mean, c’mon …

The table tells a striking picture. The hosts sit proudly at the pinnacle of the table, while their opponents occupy the bottom of the league.

… however, even though this will be the 42nd occasion the Premier League leaders have taken on the side propping up the entire table – winning 30 out of 41, with seven tied games – who are responsible for two of the four historical shocks? Why, Wolves, of course! So while the Arsenal manager will surely be anticipating another victory, Rob Edwards must know that underdogs occasionally come off, and you never know. Kick-off is at 8pm GMT. The action is imminent!

^{(The remaining bottom-beats-top victories in the Premier League era are Oldham Athletic's 1-0 win over United in March 1993, and Tottenham Hotspur – yeah, this one sounds a bit weird - defeating Liverpool in November 2008.)}