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All eyes turn for a intriguing top-flight matchup as table-toppers the Gunners entertain struggling Wolves to the their home ground.

Team News

Mikel Arteta's side have made three changes from the team that endured a 2-1 loss at Aston Villa in their previous outing. William Saliba, the Swedish striker and Gabriel Martinelli are all included in the starting eleven. The captain and the Spanish midfielder drop to the 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 lineup after being skelped 4-1 at Molineux by United on Monday evening. The experienced full-back, the Brazilian midfielder and the South Korean forward come in. Hoever and Jhon Arias drop to the substitutes, while Bellegarde misses out altogether.

The Teams in Full

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! And I mean, c’mon …

The table paints a stark picture. Arsenal sit proudly at the summit of the Premier League, while their opponents prop up the league.

… however, even though this will be the 42nd time the top side have taken on the team propping up the entire table – winning 30 victories from 41, with seven tied games – who are responsible for two of the four historical shocks? Why, Wolves, that’s who! So while Mikel Arteta will surely be anticipating another three points, Rob Edwards must know that underdogs occasionally come off, and anything is possible. Kick-off is at 8 o'clock in the evening GMT. Let's go!

^{(The remaining bottom-beats-top wins in the modern top-flight era are Oldham’s 1-0 win over Manchester United in March 1993, and Spurs – yeah, this one sounds a bit weird - defeating Liverpool in November 2008.)}