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All eyes turn for a fascinating Premier League matchup as front-runners Arsenal welcome struggling Wolverhampton Wanderers to the Emirates Stadium.

Team News

Arsenal have made three changes from the team that endured a 2-1 defeat at Aston Villa in their previous outing. William Saliba, Viktor Gyökeres and Gabriel Martinelli all start in the lineup. Martin Ødegaard and the Spanish midfielder are named on the bench, while the Italian defender is absent. The centre-back is back after sitting out a run of games through injury.

The visitors also have made three adjustments to their starting XI after being heavily defeated 4-1 at home by Manchester United last time out. The experienced full-back, João Gomes and Hwang Hee-chan start. Hoever and Jhon Arias drop to the substitutes, while Bellegarde is omitted altogether.

Confirmed Lineups

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

Referee: Robert Jones
Video Assistant Referee: John Brooks

Preamble

Good evening! And I mean, look at this …

The standings reveals a clear picture. The hosts sit proudly at the summit of the table, while Wolves occupy the bottom of the division.

… yet while this will be the 42nd time the Premier League leaders have faced the side propping up the entire table – winning 30 victories from 41, with seven tied games – which team is responsible for two of the four historical shocks? Indeed, Wolves, of course! Therefore, although Mikel Arteta will undoubtedly be expecting another three points, the Wolves boss must know that underdogs occasionally come off, and anything is possible. The start is at 8 o'clock in the evening GMT. The action is imminent!

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