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All eyes turn for a fascinating top-flight contest as league leaders Arsenal welcome bottom-placed Wolves to the Emirates Stadium.

Starting Lineups

Arsenal have introduced a trio of alterations following the side that suffered a 2-1 loss at Villa Park last weekend. The French defender, Viktor Gyökeres and the Brazilian winger are all included in the lineup. Martin Ødegaard and Mikel Merino are named on the substitutes' bench, while Riccardo Calafiori is absent. Saliba returns after sitting out a run of games through injury.

The visitors also have made three changes to their starting XI following being heavily defeated 4-1 at home by United last time out. The experienced full-back, João Gomes and the South Korean forward come in. Hoever and Arias drop to the substitutes, while Jean‐Ricner 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.

Match Official: Robert Jones
VAR Official: John Brooks

Match Context

Good evening! And I mean, c’mon …

The standings paints a striking contrast. Arsenal sit proudly at the summit of the table, while Wolves occupy the bottom of the division.

… yet while this will be the 42nd occasion the top side have taken on the side propping up the division – with 30 victories from 41, with seven draws – which team is responsible for two of the four historical shocks? Why, Wolves, of course! Therefore, although the Arsenal manager will surely be anticipating another victory, Rob Edwards must know that long shots sometimes come off, and anything is possible. The start is at 8pm GMT. Let's go!

^{(The remaining bottom-beats-top wins in the modern top-flight era are Oldham Athletic's 1-0 win over United in March 1993, and Spurs – admittedly, a surprising one - beating Liverpool in November 2008.)}