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All eyes turn for a fascinating top-flight contest as front-runners Arsenal entertain rock-bottom Wolves to the Emirates Stadium.

Team News

Mikel Arteta's side have opted for three changes from the side that suffered a 2-1 defeat at Villa Park in their previous outing. The French defender, the Swedish striker and the Brazilian winger all start in the starting eleven. The captain and the Spanish midfielder drop to the bench, while Riccardo Calafiori is absent. Saliba is back after missing a run of games due to injury.

The visitors also make three adjustments to their starting XI following being soundly beaten 4-1 at Molineux by United on Monday evening. The experienced full-back, João Gomes and the South Korean forward come in. Hoever and Arias are on the substitutes, while Bellegarde misses out altogether.

Confirmed Lineups

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

Referee: Robert Jones
VAR Official: John Brooks

The Setup

Good evening! Because, look at this …

The standings reveals a clear story. The hosts sit proudly at the summit of the Premier League, while their opponents occupy the bottom of the division.

… however, even though this will be the 42nd time the Premier League leaders have played the side propping up the division – with 30 victories from 41, with seven draws – which team is responsible for two of the four historical shocks? Why, Wolverhampton Wanderers, of course! So while the Arsenal manager will surely be expecting another victory, the Wolves boss must know that underdogs occasionally find the target, and you never know. Kick-off is at 8 o'clock in the evening GMT. It’s on!

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