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Focus shifts for a fascinating Premier League matchup as league leaders Arsenal host bottom-placed Wolverhampton Wanderers to the their home ground.

Team News

Mikel Arteta's side have made three changes from the XI that suffered a 2-1 loss at Villa Park in their previous outing. The French defender, the Swedish striker and the Brazilian winger are all included in the lineup. The captain and the Spanish midfielder drop to the substitutes' bench, while the Italian defender is absent. Saliba is back after sitting out five matches due to injury.

The visitors also make three adjustments to their starting XI following being heavily defeated 4-1 at home by United on Monday evening. The experienced full-back, João Gomes and the South Korean forward are recalled. Hoever and Arias are on the substitutes, while Bellegarde is omitted 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
Video Assistant Referee: John Brooks

Match Context

Good evening! Because, look at this …

The table reveals a striking picture. Arsenal sit proudly at the top of the table, while Wolves prop up the league.

… however, even though this will be the 42nd time the top side have played the side propping up the entire table – with 30 victories from 41, with seven tied games – which team is responsible for two of the four historical shocks? Why, Wolverhampton Wanderers, of course! So while the Arsenal manager will surely be expecting another victory, the Wolves boss must know that underdogs occasionally find the target, and you never know. The start is at 8pm GMT. It’s on!

^{(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 – admittedly, a surprising one - defeating Liverpool in November 2008.)}