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All eyes turn for a fascinating top-flight matchup as table-toppers the Gunners host rock-bottom Wolves to the Emirates Stadium.

Starting Lineups

Mikel Arteta's side have made three changes from the side that suffered a 2-1 defeat at Aston Villa last weekend. The French defender, the Swedish striker and the Brazilian winger all start in the starting eleven. Martin Ødegaard and Mikel Merino drop to the substitutes' bench, while the Italian defender is not involved. Saliba returns after missing five matches due to injury.

Wolves also have made three changes to their starting XI after being soundly beaten 4-1 at Molineux by United on Monday evening. Matt Doherty, the Brazilian midfielder and the South Korean forward come in. Hoever and Jhon Arias drop to the substitutes, while Bellegarde misses out altogether.

Confirmed Lineups

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

Preamble

Good evening! And I mean, c’mon …

The table tells a clear picture. The hosts sit comfortably at the top of the Premier League, while Wolves occupy the bottom of the division.

… however, even though this will be the 42nd occasion the top side have played the team propping up the division – winning 30 out of 41, with seven tied games – who are behind two of the four all-time upsets? Indeed, Wolves, that’s who! So while Mikel Arteta will surely be expecting another victory, the Wolves boss must know that long shots sometimes come off, and anything is possible. The start 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 Manchester United in March 1993, and Spurs – yeah, this one sounds a bit weird - beating Liverpool in November 2008.)}