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Focus shifts for a compelling top-flight matchup as table-toppers Arsenal entertain bottom-placed Wolves to the their home ground.

Starting Lineups

Arsenal have made a trio of alterations following the team that suffered a narrow defeat 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 the Spanish midfielder are named on the substitutes' bench, while the Italian defender is not involved. Saliba returns after sitting out five matches due to injury.

Wolves also make three changes to their lineup after being skelped 4-1 at Molineux by United on Monday evening. Matt Doherty, the Brazilian midfielder and Hwang Hee-chan come in. Ki-Jana Hoever and Jhon Arias are on the substitutes, while Jean‐Ricner Bellegarde misses out altogether.

The Teams in Full

Arsenal: Raya, White, Saliba, Hincapie, Timber, Eze, Zubimendi, Rice, Saka, Gyokeres, Martinelli.
Substitutes: 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

Match Context

Welcome! Because, c’mon …

The standings reveals a striking story. Arsenal sit comfortably at the summit of the table, while Wolves occupy the bottom of the division.

… however, even though this will be the 42nd time the top side have faced the side propping up the division – with 30 out of 41, with seven draws – which team is responsible for two of the four historical shocks? Indeed, Wolves, of course! So while the Arsenal manager will surely be anticipating another victory, Rob Edwards must know that underdogs sometimes come off, and you never know. The start is at 8 o'clock in the evening GMT. The action is imminent!

^{(The remaining last-over-first wins in the modern top-flight era are Oldham’s 1-0 win over Manchester United in March 1993, and Tottenham Hotspur – admittedly, this one sounds a bit weird - beating Liverpool in November 2008.)}