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All eyes turn for a compelling Premier League contest as front-runners the Gunners welcome struggling Wolverhampton Wanderers to the their home ground.

Team News

Mikel Arteta's side have opted for three changes following the team that suffered a narrow loss at Villa Park last weekend. William Saliba, Viktor Gyökeres and Gabriel Martinelli all start in the starting eleven. Martin Ødegaard and Mikel Merino drop to the substitutes' bench, while Riccardo Calafiori is absent. Saliba is back after sitting out five matches due to injury.

Wolves also have made three changes to their starting XI after being skelped 4-1 at home by United on Monday evening. Matt Doherty, João Gomes and the South Korean forward come in. Hoever and Arias drop to the substitutes, while Bellegarde misses out altogether.

Starting Elevens

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

Preamble

Good evening! Because, look at this …

The standings paints a clear contrast. The hosts sit comfortably at the summit of the table, while their opponents occupy the bottom of the division.

… yet while this will be the 42nd time the Premier League leaders have played the side at the foot of 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 Mikel Arteta will undoubtedly be anticipating another three points, the Wolves boss must know that long shots occasionally come off, and you never know. The start is at 8pm GMT. Let's go!

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