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Focus shifts for a fascinating Premier League matchup as front-runners Arsenal welcome bottom-placed Wolverhampton Wanderers to the their home ground.

Confirmed Sides

Arsenal have made three changes following the side that suffered a 2-1 defeat at Villa Park last weekend. William Saliba, Viktor Gyökeres and the Brazilian winger are all included in the lineup. The captain and the Spanish midfielder are named on the substitutes' bench, while the Italian defender is not involved. The centre-back returns after missing five matches through injury.

Wolves also make three adjustments to their lineup after being heavily defeated 4-1 at home by United last time out. The experienced full-back, the Brazilian midfielder and the South Korean forward come in. Hoever and Arias drop to the substitutes, while Bellegarde is not in the squad 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.
Bench: Tchatchoua, Mane, Lopez, Hoever, Chirewa, Arokodare, Arias, Santiago Bueno, Jose Sa.

Match Official: Robert Jones
VAR Official: John Brooks

Match Context

Good evening! And I mean, c’mon …

The table tells a striking contrast. Arsenal sit comfortably at the pinnacle of the Premier League, while Wolves anchor the league.

… however, even though this will be the 42nd time the top side have taken on the team propping up the entire table – winning 30 victories from 41, with seven tied games – which team is behind two of the four all-time upsets? Indeed, Wolves, of course! So while Mikel Arteta will undoubtedly be anticipating another three points, the Wolves boss must know that long shots sometimes succeed, and anything is possible. Kick-off is at 8pm GMT. It’s on!

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