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Focus shifts for a intriguing top-flight matchup as table-toppers the Gunners entertain rock-bottom Wolverhampton Wanderers to the Emirates Stadium.

Confirmed Sides

Arsenal have opted for a trio of alterations from the XI that suffered a 2-1 loss at Aston Villa last weekend. The French defender, Viktor Gyökeres and the Brazilian winger are all included in the starting eleven. The captain and Mikel Merino drop to the substitutes' bench, while the Italian defender is absent. The centre-back returns after sitting out five matches due to injury.

Wolves also have made three changes to their lineup after being heavily defeated 4-1 at Molineux by United on Monday evening. The experienced full-back, the Brazilian midfielder and the South Korean forward are recalled. Ki-Jana Hoever and Jhon 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.
Bench: Tchatchoua, Mane, Lopez, Hoever, Chirewa, Arokodare, Arias, Santiago Bueno, Jose Sa.

Match Official: Robert Jones
VAR Official: John Brooks

Match Context

Good evening! Because, let's be honest …

The standings reveals a stark contrast. Arsenal sit proudly at the pinnacle of the Premier League, while their opponents prop up the league.

… however, even though this will be the 42nd time the top side have played the team propping up the entire table – winning 30 out of 41, with seven tied games – who are responsible for two of the four all-time upsets? Why, Wolves, that’s who! So while the Arsenal manager will surely be expecting another three points, the Wolves boss must know that long shots occasionally succeed, and anything is possible. Kick-off is at 8pm GMT. The action is imminent!

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