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All eyes turn for a fascinating Premier League contest as league leaders Arsenal host rock-bottom Wolves to the Emirates Stadium.

Confirmed Sides

Arsenal have introduced three changes following the team that suffered a 2-1 defeat at Villa Park in their previous outing. The French defender, Viktor Gyökeres and Gabriel Martinelli all come into the lineup. The captain and Mikel Merino drop to the bench, while the Italian defender is absent. Saliba returns after sitting out a run of games through injury.

Wolves also have made three adjustments to their starting XI after being skelped 4-1 at Molineux by Manchester United on Monday evening. Matt Doherty, the Brazilian midfielder and Hwang Hee-chan start. Hoever and Jhon Arias are on the bench, while Jean‐Ricner Bellegarde is not in the squad altogether.

Starting Elevens

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.

Referee: Robert Jones
Video Assistant Referee: John Brooks

Match Context

Welcome! And I mean, look at this …

The standings tells a striking story. The hosts sit comfortably at the summit of the table, while their opponents prop up the league.

… however, even though this will be the 42nd time the Premier League leaders have played the team propping up the division – with 30 out of 41, with seven tied games – who are behind two of the four historical shocks? Indeed, Wolverhampton Wanderers, of course! Therefore, although the Arsenal manager will undoubtedly be anticipating another victory, the Wolves boss must know that long shots occasionally come off, and you never know. The start is at 8 o'clock in the evening GMT. Let's go!

^{(The remaining last-over-first victories in the Premier League era are Oldham Athletic's 1-0 win over Manchester United in March 1993, and Spurs – admittedly, this one sounds a bit weird - defeating Liverpool in November 2008.)}