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The stage is set for a compelling top-flight matchup as league leaders the Gunners entertain bottom-placed Wolverhampton Wanderers to the Emirates Stadium.

Confirmed Sides

Mikel Arteta's side have made a trio of alterations from the XI that suffered a 2-1 loss at Aston Villa in their previous outing. The French defender, Viktor Gyökeres and the Brazilian winger all come into the lineup. Martin Ødegaard and Mikel Merino are named on the bench, while the Italian defender is not involved. The centre-back returns after sitting out five matches due to injury.

Wolves also have made three changes to their lineup following being skelped 4-1 at Molineux by United last time out. The experienced full-back, João Gomes and Hwang Hee-chan come in. Hoever and Arias are on the bench, while Bellegarde misses out altogether.

Starting Elevens

Arsenal: Raya, White, Saliba, Hincapie, Timber, Eze, Zubimendi, Rice, Saka, Gyokeres, Martinelli.
Bench: 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.

Referee: Robert Jones
VAR Official: John Brooks

Match Context

Welcome! And I mean, c’mon …

The standings paints a clear picture. The hosts sit comfortably at the pinnacle of the Premier League, while Wolves occupy the bottom of the league.

… 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 draws – who are responsible for two of the four all-time upsets? Indeed, Wolves, of course! So while Mikel Arteta will surely be anticipating another three points, Rob Edwards must know that long shots sometimes come off, and anything is possible. The start is at 8 o'clock in the evening GMT. It’s on!

^{(The other two last-over-first victories in the Premier League era are Oldham Athletic's 1-0 win over Manchester United in March 1993, and Spurs – yeah, a surprising one - defeating Liverpool in November 2008.)}