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All eyes turn for a fascinating top-flight contest as table-toppers Arsenal entertain struggling Wolverhampton Wanderers to the their home ground.

Confirmed Sides

Arsenal have introduced a trio of alterations from the side that suffered a narrow loss at Villa Park last weekend. William Saliba, the Swedish striker and the Brazilian winger all come into the starting eleven. The captain and Mikel Merino drop to the bench, while the Italian defender is absent. The centre-back returns after sitting out a run of games through injury.

Wolves also have made three changes to their starting XI after being soundly beaten 4-1 at home by United last time out. The experienced full-back, João Gomes and Hwang Hee-chan start. Ki-Jana Hoever and Jhon Arias are on the bench, while Jean‐Ricner Bellegarde misses out altogether.

Confirmed Lineups

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.
Subs: Tchatchoua, Mane, Lopez, Hoever, Chirewa, Arokodare, Arias, Santiago Bueno, Jose Sa.

Match Official: Robert Jones
Video Assistant Referee: John Brooks

The Setup

Good evening! And I mean, look at this …

The standings paints a striking story. Arsenal sit comfortably at the top of the Premier League, while Wolves occupy the bottom of the division.

… yet while this will be the 42nd occasion the top side have taken on the team propping up the division – winning 30 out of 41, with seven tied games – which team is responsible for two of the four all-time upsets? Indeed, Wolves, that’s who! So while the Arsenal manager will undoubtedly be anticipating another three points, Rob Edwards must know that long shots occasionally come off, and anything is possible. The start is at 8 o'clock in the evening GMT. The action is imminent!

^{(The remaining bottom-beats-top wins in the Premier League era are Oldham’s 1-0 win over United in March 1993, and Spurs – admittedly, a surprising one - beating Liverpool in November 2008.)}