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All eyes turn for a fascinating top-flight matchup as front-runners Arsenal host struggling Wolverhampton Wanderers to the Emirates Stadium.

Confirmed Sides

Arsenal have introduced a trio of alterations following the side that suffered a narrow loss at Aston Villa last weekend. The French defender, the Swedish striker and the Brazilian winger are all included in the starting eleven. Martin Ødegaard and the Spanish midfielder drop to the bench, while the Italian defender is absent. Saliba returns after missing a run of games due to injury.

Wolves also have made three changes to their lineup following being soundly beaten 4-1 at home by Manchester United on Monday evening. The experienced full-back, João Gomes and the South Korean forward are recalled. Ki-Jana Hoever and Jhon Arias are on the substitutes, while 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.

Match Official: Robert Jones
VAR Official: John Brooks

Match Context

Good evening! Because, look at this …

The table paints a stark picture. The hosts sit proudly at the top of the Premier League, while their opponents occupy the bottom of the league.

… however, even though this will be the 42nd occasion the top side have faced the team propping up the division – with 30 out of 41, with seven draws – who are responsible for two of the four all-time upsets? Indeed, Wolves, of course! Therefore, although the Arsenal manager will undoubtedly be anticipating another three points, the Wolves boss must know that long shots occasionally succeed, and you never know. Kick-off is at 8 o'clock in the evening GMT. The action is imminent!

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