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All eyes turn for a fascinating top-flight matchup as front-runners the Gunners welcome rock-bottom Wolverhampton Wanderers to the their home ground.

Confirmed Sides

Mikel Arteta's side have opted for a trio of alterations following the team that suffered a 2-1 loss at Aston Villa in their previous outing. The French defender, the Swedish striker and Gabriel Martinelli all come into the starting eleven. The captain and the Spanish midfielder drop to the substitutes' bench, while the Italian defender is not involved. The centre-back is back after sitting out a run of games through injury.

Wolves also make three adjustments to their lineup following being soundly beaten 4-1 at Molineux by Manchester United last time out. The experienced full-back, the Brazilian midfielder 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.
Subs: Tchatchoua, Mane, Lopez, Hoever, Chirewa, Arokodare, Arias, Santiago Bueno, Jose Sa.

Match Official: Robert Jones
VAR Official: John Brooks

Match Context

Welcome! And I mean, c’mon …

The table tells a striking story. Arsenal sit proudly at the summit of the Premier League, while Wolves occupy the bottom of the division.

… yet while this will be the 42nd occasion the Premier League leaders have played the team propping up the entire table – with 30 victories from 41, with seven tied games – who are responsible for two of the four historical shocks? Why, Wolves, of course! Therefore, although the Arsenal manager will surely be expecting another three points, the Wolves boss must know that underdogs occasionally come off, and anything is possible. Kick-off 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 United in March 1993, and Spurs – yeah, this one sounds a bit weird - beating Liverpool in November 2008.)}