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

Confirmed Sides

Arsenal have opted for three changes from the team that suffered a 2-1 loss at Villa Park last weekend. The French defender, the Swedish striker and the Brazilian winger all come into the starting eleven. The captain and the Spanish midfielder are named on the bench, while Riccardo Calafiori is absent. The centre-back is back after sitting out five matches through injury.

The visitors also make three changes to their lineup after 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 Jhon Arias are on the bench, while Bellegarde is not in the squad altogether.

The Teams in Full

Arsenal: Raya, White, Saliba, Hincapie, Timber, Eze, Zubimendi, Rice, Saka, Gyokeres, Martinelli.
Subs: 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
VAR Official: John Brooks

The Setup

Good evening! And I mean, let's be honest …

The table paints a clear story. The hosts sit comfortably at the pinnacle of the Premier League, while Wolves prop up the league.

… yet while this will be the 42nd time the Premier League leaders have played the side at the foot of the division – with 30 out of 41, with seven tied games – which team is behind two of the four all-time upsets? Indeed, Wolverhampton Wanderers, that’s who! Therefore, although the Arsenal manager will surely be anticipating another three points, Rob Edwards must know that long shots sometimes find the target, and anything is possible. Kick-off is at 8pm GMT. Let's go!

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