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Focus shifts for a fascinating Premier League matchup as front-runners the Gunners welcome rock-bottom Wolverhampton Wanderers to the their home ground.

Confirmed Sides

Arsenal have introduced a trio of alterations following the XI that suffered a 2-1 loss at Villa Park in their previous outing. The French defender, the Swedish striker and Gabriel Martinelli are all included in the starting eleven. Martin Ødegaard and Mikel Merino are named on the substitutes' bench, while the Italian defender is not involved. The centre-back is back after missing five matches due to injury.

The visitors also have made three adjustments to their lineup after being skelped 4-1 at home by United last time out. The experienced full-back, João Gomes and the South Korean forward come in. Ki-Jana Hoever and Jhon Arias are on the substitutes, while Jean‐Ricner 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
Video Assistant Referee: John Brooks

The Setup

Welcome! Because, c’mon …

The table tells a striking story. Arsenal sit comfortably at the pinnacle of the table, while Wolves anchor the division.

… however, even though this will be the 42nd time the top side have faced the team propping up the division – winning 30 victories from 41, with seven draws – who are responsible for two of the four all-time upsets? Indeed, Wolverhampton Wanderers, of course! So while Mikel Arteta will surely be expecting another victory, the Wolves boss must know that long shots sometimes succeed, and anything is possible. Kick-off is at 8pm GMT. Let's go!

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