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Focus shifts for a fascinating top-flight matchup as league leaders Arsenal host rock-bottom Wolverhampton Wanderers to the their home ground.

Team News

Mikel Arteta's side have made a trio of alterations following the side that suffered a narrow loss at Aston Villa in their previous outing. The French defender, the Swedish striker and the Brazilian winger all come into the lineup. Martin Ødegaard and the Spanish midfielder drop to the substitutes' bench, while the Italian defender is absent. The centre-back is back after missing a run of games due to injury.

The visitors also have made three changes to their starting XI after being heavily defeated 4-1 at Molineux by United last time out. The experienced full-back, João Gomes and Hwang Hee-chan come in. Hoever and Jhon Arias drop to the substitutes, while Jean‐Ricner Bellegarde is omitted 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

Good evening! Because, look at this …

The standings reveals a clear story. Arsenal sit comfortably at the pinnacle of the table, while Wolves prop up the division.

… yet while this will be the 42nd occasion the top side have taken on the team at the foot of the entire table – with 30 victories from 41, with seven draws – which team is responsible for two of the four all-time upsets? Indeed, Wolves, that’s who! So while Mikel Arteta will surely be anticipating another three points, Rob Edwards must know that underdogs sometimes come off, and you never know. Kick-off is at 8pm GMT. Let's go!

^{(The other two last-over-first wins in the modern top-flight era are Oldham’s 1-0 win over United in March 1993, and Spurs – admittedly, a surprising one - defeating Liverpool in November 2008.)}