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Focus shifts for a intriguing top-flight matchup as front-runners the Gunners welcome struggling Wolverhampton Wanderers to the their home ground.

Starting Lineups

Arsenal have opted for three changes from the side that suffered a 2-1 defeat at Villa Park last weekend. William Saliba, Viktor Gyökeres and Gabriel Martinelli all come into the lineup. The captain and the Spanish midfielder drop to the substitutes' bench, while Riccardo Calafiori is absent. Saliba returns after sitting out a run of games due to injury.

The visitors also have made three adjustments to their starting XI following being skelped 4-1 at home by Manchester United on Monday evening. Matt Doherty, the Brazilian midfielder and Hwang Hee-chan are recalled. Ki-Jana Hoever and Jhon Arias are on the bench, while Bellegarde misses out altogether.

The Teams in Full

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.

Match Official: Robert Jones
Video Assistant Referee: John Brooks

The Setup

Good evening! And I mean, c’mon …

The table reveals a stark picture. Arsenal sit comfortably at the summit of the Premier League, while their opponents occupy the bottom of the league.

… yet while this will be the 42nd time the top side have faced the team at the foot of the entire table – winning 30 out of 41, with seven tied games – who are behind two of the four all-time upsets? Why, Wolverhampton Wanderers, that’s who! So while Mikel Arteta will undoubtedly be anticipating another victory, Rob Edwards must know that underdogs sometimes find the target, and you never know. 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 – yeah, this one sounds a bit weird - defeating Liverpool in November 2008.)}