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All eyes turn for a fascinating top-flight matchup as league leaders the Gunners welcome bottom-placed Wolverhampton Wanderers to the Emirates Stadium.

Confirmed Sides

Arsenal have made three changes following the team that endured a narrow loss at Aston Villa last weekend. William Saliba, the Swedish striker and the Brazilian winger all come into the starting eleven. The captain and the Spanish midfielder are named on the bench, while Riccardo Calafiori is absent. The centre-back is back after missing a run of games through injury.

Wolves also have made three changes to their starting XI after being heavily defeated 4-1 at home by Manchester United last time out. Matt Doherty, the Brazilian midfielder and Hwang Hee-chan come in. Hoever and Arias drop to the substitutes, while Jean‐Ricner Bellegarde misses out 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.
Substitutes: Tchatchoua, Mane, Lopez, Hoever, Chirewa, Arokodare, Arias, Santiago Bueno, Jose Sa.

Match Official: Robert Jones
Video Assistant Referee: John Brooks

Preamble

Good evening! Because, look at this …

The table reveals a stark picture. The hosts sit comfortably at the summit of the Premier League, while Wolves anchor the division.

… however, even though this will be the 42nd time the top side have faced the side propping up the entire table – with 30 out of 41, with seven tied games – who are behind two of the four all-time upsets? Indeed, Wolves, that’s who! So while the Arsenal manager will surely be expecting another three points, Rob Edwards must know that underdogs occasionally come off, and you never know. The start is at 8pm GMT. It’s on!

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