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Focus shifts for a compelling top-flight contest as front-runners the Gunners welcome rock-bottom Wolves to the Emirates Stadium.

Confirmed Sides

Arsenal have made three changes from the XI that endured a 2-1 defeat at Aston Villa in their previous outing. William Saliba, Viktor Gyökeres and Gabriel Martinelli are all included in the starting eleven. Martin Ødegaard and Mikel Merino are named on the bench, while the Italian defender is not involved. The centre-back returns after sitting out a run of games through injury.

The visitors also make three adjustments to their starting XI after being skelped 4-1 at home by United on Monday evening. Matt Doherty, the Brazilian midfielder and Hwang Hee-chan start. Ki-Jana Hoever and Arias are on the bench, while Jean‐Ricner Bellegarde is omitted 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.

Match Official: Robert Jones
VAR Official: John Brooks

The Setup

Good evening! And I mean, let's be honest …

The standings tells a striking contrast. Arsenal sit proudly at the summit of the Premier League, while their opponents prop up the division.

… yet while this will be the 42nd time the top side have played the side propping up the division – winning 30 victories from 41, with seven tied games – which team is responsible for two of the four historical shocks? Why, Wolves, that’s who! So while Mikel Arteta 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 other two last-over-first victories in the Premier League era are Oldham Athletic's 1-0 win over United in March 1993, and Spurs – yeah, a surprising one - defeating Liverpool in November 2008.)}