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Focus shifts for a fascinating Premier League matchup as table-toppers Arsenal welcome bottom-placed Wolverhampton Wanderers to the their home ground.

Starting Lineups

Arsenal have opted for three changes from the side that suffered a 2-1 loss at Villa Park in their previous outing. The French defender, Viktor Gyökeres and Gabriel Martinelli are all included in the lineup. The captain and Mikel Merino are named on the substitutes' bench, while the Italian defender is not involved. The centre-back returns after missing five matches through injury.

The visitors also have made three adjustments to their lineup after being heavily defeated 4-1 at Molineux by Manchester United last time out. The experienced full-back, João Gomes and the South Korean forward start. Hoever and Arias drop to the bench, while Jean‐Ricner Bellegarde misses out 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.

Referee: Robert Jones
VAR Official: John Brooks

Preamble

Good evening! Because, look at this …

The standings tells a clear picture. The hosts sit comfortably at the summit of the Premier League, while their opponents anchor the league.

… however, even though this will be the 42nd time the top side have faced the team propping up the entire table – winning 30 victories from 41, with seven draws – which team is responsible for two of the four historical shocks? Indeed, Wolves, of course! Therefore, although Mikel Arteta will undoubtedly be anticipating another victory, the Wolves boss must know that long shots occasionally succeed, and anything is possible. The start is at 8pm GMT. Let's go!

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