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Focus shifts for a intriguing top-flight matchup as front-runners the Gunners entertain struggling Wolverhampton Wanderers to the Emirates Stadium.

Confirmed Sides

Arsenal have introduced a trio of alterations from the side that suffered a narrow defeat at Aston Villa in their previous outing. William Saliba, Viktor Gyökeres and the Brazilian winger all come into the lineup. Martin Ødegaard and the Spanish midfielder are named on the bench, while the Italian defender is not involved. Saliba is back after sitting out a run of games through injury.

Wolves also make three changes to their starting XI following being skelped 4-1 at Molineux by Manchester United on Monday evening. The experienced full-back, the Brazilian midfielder and the South Korean forward start. Hoever and Arias are on the bench, while Jean‐Ricner 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.
Substitutes: Tchatchoua, Mane, Lopez, Hoever, Chirewa, Arokodare, Arias, Santiago Bueno, Jose Sa.

Match Official: Robert Jones
Video Assistant Referee: John Brooks

Match Context

Welcome! Because, c’mon …

The table tells a clear contrast. Arsenal sit proudly at the summit of the Premier League, while their opponents occupy the bottom of the league.

… yet while this will be the 42nd time the Premier League leaders have faced the side propping up the entire table – with 30 victories from 41, with seven tied games – which team is responsible for two of the four all-time upsets? Why, Wolverhampton Wanderers, that’s who! So while the Arsenal manager will surely be expecting another victory, Rob Edwards must know that long shots occasionally come off, and you never know. Kick-off is at 8 o'clock in the evening GMT. The action is imminent!

^{(The other two last-over-first 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 - beating Liverpool in November 2008.)}