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Focus shifts for a intriguing top-flight contest as league leaders the Gunners host rock-bottom Wolverhampton Wanderers to the Emirates Stadium.

Starting Lineups

Arsenal have made a trio of alterations following the XI that endured a 2-1 loss at Villa Park in their previous outing. The French defender, the Swedish striker and the Brazilian winger all come into the lineup. The captain and Mikel Merino are named on the bench, while the Italian defender is not involved. Saliba returns after missing five matches through injury.

The visitors also have made three adjustments to their starting XI following being skelped 4-1 at Molineux by United last time out. Matt Doherty, João Gomes and Hwang Hee-chan are recalled. Hoever and Arias drop to 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.
Subs: Tchatchoua, Mane, Lopez, Hoever, Chirewa, Arokodare, Arias, Santiago Bueno, Jose Sa.

Match Official: Robert Jones
VAR Official: John Brooks

Preamble

Welcome! And I mean, c’mon …

The standings paints a clear contrast. The hosts sit proudly at the summit of the table, while Wolves anchor the division.

… yet while this will be the 42nd occasion the Premier League leaders have taken on the side at the foot of the entire table – with 30 out of 41, with seven tied games – who are behind two of the four all-time upsets? Why, Wolves, of course! So while the Arsenal manager will undoubtedly be anticipating another three points, the Wolves boss must know that underdogs occasionally succeed, and you never know. The start is at 8 o'clock in the evening GMT. Let's go!

^{(The other two last-over-first wins in the Premier League era are Oldham Athletic's 1-0 win over United in March 1993, and Spurs – admittedly, this one sounds a bit weird - beating Liverpool in November 2008.)}