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All eyes turn for a intriguing Premier League contest as front-runners Arsenal entertain rock-bottom Wolverhampton Wanderers to the their home ground.

Starting Lineups

Arsenal have made three changes from the XI that endured a 2-1 defeat at Villa Park last weekend. William Saliba, the Swedish striker and Gabriel Martinelli all start in the starting eleven. The captain and the Spanish midfielder are named on the bench, while the Italian defender is absent. Saliba returns after missing 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 last time out. The experienced full-back, João Gomes and the South Korean forward come in. Hoever and Arias drop to the substitutes, while Bellegarde is omitted altogether.

Confirmed Lineups

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
VAR Official: John Brooks

Preamble

Good evening! Because, c’mon …

The table tells a clear contrast. Arsenal sit comfortably at the pinnacle of the Premier League, while their opponents anchor the division.

… yet while this will be the 42nd occasion the top side have faced the team propping up the entire table – with 30 out of 41, with seven draws – which team is responsible for two of the four historical shocks? Why, Wolverhampton Wanderers, of course! Therefore, although Mikel Arteta will surely be expecting another victory, Rob Edwards must know that underdogs sometimes succeed, and anything is possible. The start is at 8pm GMT. Let's go!

^{(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, a surprising one - defeating Liverpool in November 2008.)}