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All eyes turn for a fascinating top-flight contest as league leaders the Gunners entertain rock-bottom Wolverhampton Wanderers to the Emirates Stadium.

Confirmed Sides

Mikel Arteta's side have made a trio of alterations from the XI that suffered a 2-1 defeat at Aston Villa in their previous outing. The French defender, the Swedish striker and Gabriel Martinelli all come into the starting eleven. The captain and the Spanish midfielder drop to the bench, while Riccardo Calafiori is not involved. The centre-back is back after missing a run of games due to injury.

Wolves also make three changes to their starting XI after being soundly beaten 4-1 at home by United last time out. Matt Doherty, João Gomes and Hwang Hee-chan are recalled. Hoever and Jhon Arias are on the substitutes, 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.
Subs: Tchatchoua, Mane, Lopez, Hoever, Chirewa, Arokodare, Arias, Santiago Bueno, Jose Sa.

Match Official: Robert Jones
Video Assistant Referee: John Brooks

Match Context

Good evening! Because, look at this …

The standings paints a striking contrast. Arsenal sit comfortably at the top of the Premier League, while Wolves anchor the league.

… yet while this will be the 42nd time the Premier League leaders have faced the team propping up the division – winning 30 victories from 41, with seven tied games – which team is behind two of the four historical shocks? Indeed, Wolves, that’s who! So while the Arsenal manager will surely be expecting another three points, the Wolves boss must know that underdogs sometimes succeed, and you never know. The start is at 8pm GMT. It’s on!

^{(The other two last-over-first wins in the modern top-flight era are Oldham Athletic's 1-0 win over Manchester United in March 1993, and Spurs – admittedly, a surprising one - defeating Liverpool in November 2008.)}