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All eyes turn for a fascinating top-flight matchup as front-runners Arsenal entertain rock-bottom Wolves to the their home ground.

Confirmed Sides

Arsenal have introduced three changes from the side that endured a 2-1 defeat at Villa Park last weekend. William Saliba, Viktor Gyökeres and Gabriel Martinelli all come into the starting eleven. The captain and the Spanish midfielder are named on the substitutes' bench, while Riccardo Calafiori is not involved. Saliba is back after sitting out five matches due to injury.

Wolves also make three adjustments to their starting XI following being soundly beaten 4-1 at Molineux by United on Monday evening. The experienced full-back, the Brazilian midfielder and Hwang Hee-chan start. Ki-Jana Hoever and Arias are on the substitutes, 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.
Bench: Tchatchoua, Mane, Lopez, Hoever, Chirewa, Arokodare, Arias, Santiago Bueno, Jose Sa.

Match Official: Robert Jones
VAR Official: John Brooks

The Setup

Welcome! And I mean, look at this …

The table tells a striking contrast. Arsenal sit proudly at the top of the Premier League, while Wolves prop up the league.

… however, even though this will be the 42nd occasion the Premier League leaders have taken on the team at the foot of the entire table – with 30 out of 41, with seven tied games – who are responsible for two of the four all-time upsets? Why, Wolves, that’s who! Therefore, although the Arsenal manager will surely be anticipating another three points, Rob Edwards must know that underdogs sometimes succeed, and anything is possible. The start is at 8 o'clock in the evening GMT. The action is imminent!

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