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All eyes turn for a fascinating top-flight matchup as front-runners Arsenal welcome rock-bottom Wolverhampton Wanderers to the their home ground.

Team News

Arsenal have opted for a trio of alterations following the XI that suffered a narrow defeat at Aston Villa last weekend. The French defender, the Swedish striker and Gabriel Martinelli all come into the lineup. The captain and the Spanish midfielder are named on the substitutes' bench, while Riccardo Calafiori is not involved. Saliba returns after missing five matches through injury.

Wolves also make three adjustments to their lineup following being skelped 4-1 at Molineux by United last time out. The experienced full-back, the Brazilian midfielder and Hwang Hee-chan come in. Ki-Jana Hoever and Arias drop to the substitutes, while Bellegarde misses out 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

Preamble

Welcome! Because, c’mon …

The table paints a stark picture. Arsenal sit proudly at the pinnacle of the table, while Wolves anchor the league.

… however, even though this will be the 42nd time the top side have played the team at the foot of the entire table – winning 30 victories from 41, with seven tied games – who are responsible for two of the four all-time upsets? Why, Wolves, of course! So while Mikel Arteta will surely be expecting another three points, Rob Edwards must know that long shots occasionally come off, and you never know. The start is at 8pm GMT. It’s on!

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