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All eyes turn for a fascinating top-flight matchup as front-runners Arsenal entertain rock-bottom Wolverhampton Wanderers to the Emirates Stadium.

Starting Lineups

Arsenal have introduced a trio of alterations from the team that endured a 2-1 defeat at Villa Park last weekend. William Saliba, Viktor Gyökeres and the Brazilian winger all come into the lineup. The captain and the Spanish midfielder are named on the bench, while the Italian defender is not involved. Saliba is back after sitting out five matches due to injury.

The visitors also make three adjustments to their starting XI following being skelped 4-1 at Molineux by Manchester United on Monday evening. The experienced full-back, João Gomes and the South Korean forward start. Hoever and Jhon Arias drop to the bench, while Jean‐Ricner Bellegarde is not in the squad altogether.

Starting Elevens

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

Referee: Robert Jones
VAR Official: John Brooks

The Setup

Welcome! And I mean, c’mon …

The standings reveals a stark contrast. Arsenal sit proudly at the summit of the Premier League, while Wolves prop up the division.

… however, even though this will be the 42nd occasion the top side have played the side propping up the entire table – with 30 out of 41, with seven draws – who are behind two of the four all-time upsets? Indeed, Wolverhampton Wanderers, of course! Therefore, although Mikel Arteta will undoubtedly be anticipating another victory, the Wolves boss must know that long shots occasionally find the target, and anything is possible. The start is at 8 o'clock in the evening GMT. It’s on!

^{(The remaining last-over-first wins in the Premier League 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.)}