The Gunners Host Wolverhampton Wanderers in Key English Top Division Encounter

All eyes turn for a compelling Premier League matchup as front-runners Arsenal entertain bottom-placed Wolverhampton Wanderers to the their home ground.

Team News

Mikel Arteta's side have introduced a trio of alterations following the side that endured a 2-1 loss at Aston Villa in their previous outing. The French defender, Viktor Gyökeres and the Brazilian winger all start in the starting eleven. The captain and Mikel Merino are named on the substitutes' bench, while the Italian defender is absent. Saliba is back after sitting out five matches due to injury.

Wolves also make three changes to their lineup following being skelped 4-1 at Molineux by Manchester United on Monday evening. The experienced full-back, João Gomes and Hwang Hee-chan start. Hoever and Arias are on the bench, while Bellegarde misses out altogether.

Confirmed Lineups

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.
Bench: Tchatchoua, Mane, Lopez, Hoever, Chirewa, Arokodare, Arias, Santiago Bueno, Jose Sa.

Referee: Robert Jones
Video Assistant Referee: John Brooks

The Setup

Welcome! And I mean, look at this …

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

… however, even though this will be the 42nd occasion the top side have faced the team at the foot of the entire table – winning 30 out of 41, with seven tied games – which team is responsible for two of the four historical shocks? Indeed, Wolverhampton Wanderers, of course! Therefore, although the Arsenal manager will surely be expecting another three points, Rob Edwards must know that underdogs sometimes come off, and anything is possible. Kick-off is at 8 o'clock in the evening GMT. Let's go!

^{(The other two last-over-first victories in the modern top-flight era are Oldham’s 1-0 win over United in March 1993, and Spurs – yeah, a surprising one - beating Liverpool in November 2008.)}