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All eyes turn for a intriguing top-flight contest as league leaders the Gunners welcome struggling Wolves to the Emirates Stadium.

Starting Lineups

Arsenal have made three changes from the team that endured a 2-1 loss at Villa Park in their previous outing. William Saliba, Viktor Gyökeres and Gabriel Martinelli all come into the lineup. The captain and the Spanish midfielder are named on the bench, while Riccardo Calafiori is absent. The centre-back is back after sitting out a run of games through injury.

Wolves also have made three changes to their lineup after being heavily defeated 4-1 at Molineux by Manchester United last time out. Matt Doherty, João Gomes and Hwang Hee-chan start. Hoever and Jhon Arias drop to the bench, while Bellegarde is not in the squad altogether.

The Teams in Full

Arsenal: Raya, White, Saliba, Hincapie, Timber, Eze, Zubimendi, Rice, Saka, Gyokeres, Martinelli.
Subs: 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.

Referee: Robert Jones
VAR Official: John Brooks

The Setup

Welcome! Because, c’mon …

The standings tells a striking contrast. Arsenal sit proudly at the top of the Premier League, while Wolves occupy the bottom of the division.

… yet while this will be the 42nd occasion the Premier League leaders have played the side propping up the division – with 30 victories from 41, with seven tied games – which team is responsible for two of the four all-time upsets? Indeed, Wolverhampton Wanderers, that’s who! So while Mikel Arteta will undoubtedly be anticipating another three points, the Wolves boss must know that long shots occasionally find the target, and anything is possible. Kick-off is at 8 o'clock in the evening GMT. Let's go!

^{(The remaining bottom-beats-top victories in the modern top-flight era are Oldham’s 1-0 win over Manchester United in March 1993, and Tottenham Hotspur – admittedly, a surprising one - beating Liverpool in November 2008.)}