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The stage is set for a compelling top-flight contest as table-toppers the Gunners welcome rock-bottom Wolves to the Emirates Stadium.

Team News

Mikel Arteta's side have made three changes following the XI that endured a narrow loss at Aston Villa in their previous outing. William Saliba, Viktor Gyökeres and the Brazilian winger all come into the starting eleven. Martin Ødegaard and the Spanish midfielder are named on the substitutes' bench, while the Italian defender is not involved. The centre-back is back after sitting out five matches due to injury.

The visitors also make three changes to their starting XI after being skelped 4-1 at home by United last time out. Matt Doherty, João Gomes and the South Korean forward come in. Hoever and Arias are on the bench, while Bellegarde misses out 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.

Referee: Robert Jones
Video Assistant Referee: John Brooks

Match Context

Welcome! And I mean, c’mon …

The standings reveals a stark picture. Arsenal sit proudly at the top of the Premier League, while Wolves anchor the division.

… yet while this will be the 42nd time the top side have taken on the team propping up the entire table – winning 30 out of 41, with seven tied games – which team is behind two of the four all-time upsets? Indeed, Wolverhampton Wanderers, that’s who! So while Mikel Arteta will surely be anticipating another three points, the Wolves boss must know that underdogs occasionally come off, and you never know. Kick-off is at 8pm GMT. The action is imminent!

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