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The stage is set for a compelling top-flight contest as league leaders the Gunners host struggling Wolves to the Emirates Stadium.

Confirmed Sides

Mikel Arteta's side have opted for a trio of alterations from the XI that endured a 2-1 defeat at Villa Park in their previous outing. William Saliba, Viktor Gyökeres and Gabriel Martinelli all come into the starting eleven. The captain and the Spanish midfielder are named on the bench, while Riccardo Calafiori is not involved. Saliba returns after sitting out five matches due to injury.

The visitors also have made three adjustments to their lineup after being heavily defeated 4-1 at Molineux by United on Monday evening. Matt Doherty, João Gomes and Hwang Hee-chan come in. Ki-Jana Hoever and Arias drop to the bench, while Bellegarde is omitted altogether.

Starting Elevens

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

Referee: Robert Jones
VAR Official: John Brooks

Match Context

Good evening! Because, look at this …

The standings reveals a striking contrast. Arsenal sit proudly at the pinnacle of the table, while Wolves occupy the bottom of the league.

… yet while this will be the 42nd time the Premier League leaders have taken on the team at the foot of the division – with 30 out of 41, with seven tied games – who are behind two of the four all-time upsets? Indeed, Wolves, of course! Therefore, although Mikel Arteta will undoubtedly be anticipating another victory, the Wolves boss must know that long shots occasionally succeed, and anything is possible. The start is at 8 o'clock in the evening GMT. Let's go!

^{(The other two bottom-beats-top victories in the Premier League era are Oldham’s 1-0 win over Manchester United in March 1993, and Spurs – yeah, this one sounds a bit weird - beating Liverpool in November 2008.)}