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Focus shifts for a fascinating Premier League contest as league leaders Arsenal host bottom-placed Wolves to the Emirates Stadium.

Starting Lineups

Mikel Arteta's side have made a trio of alterations following the side that suffered a narrow loss at Villa Park in their previous outing. The French defender, the Swedish striker and Gabriel Martinelli all come into the lineup. The captain and the Spanish midfielder are named on the bench, while the Italian defender is not involved. The centre-back is back after missing a run of games due to injury.

The visitors also make three changes to their lineup following being heavily defeated 4-1 at Molineux by Manchester United on Monday evening. The experienced full-back, João Gomes and the South Korean forward are recalled. Hoever and Arias are on the bench, while Jean‐Ricner Bellegarde is not in the squad altogether.

The Teams in Full

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.
Bench: Tchatchoua, Mane, Lopez, Hoever, Chirewa, Arokodare, Arias, Santiago Bueno, Jose Sa.

Match Official: Robert Jones
VAR Official: John Brooks

Match Context

Welcome! And I mean, c’mon …

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

… yet while this will be the 42nd occasion the Premier League leaders have played the side propping up the entire table – with 30 victories from 41, with seven tied games – which team is responsible for two of the four all-time upsets? Indeed, Wolverhampton Wanderers, of course! So while the Arsenal manager will undoubtedly be anticipating another three points, Rob Edwards must know that long shots occasionally find the target, and you never know. Kick-off is at 8 o'clock in the evening GMT. The action is imminent!

^{(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 Tottenham Hotspur – yeah, a surprising one - defeating Liverpool in November 2008.)}