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All eyes turn for a fascinating Premier League contest as front-runners Arsenal entertain struggling Wolves to the Emirates Stadium.

Confirmed Sides

Arsenal have made a trio of alterations from the side that suffered a narrow loss at Villa Park in their previous outing. William Saliba, Viktor Gyökeres and the Brazilian winger all come into the starting eleven. Martin Ødegaard and Mikel Merino drop to the bench, while the Italian defender is not involved. The centre-back returns after missing a run of games through injury.

Wolves also make three adjustments to their lineup after being skelped 4-1 at Molineux by United on Monday evening. The experienced full-back, João Gomes and the South Korean forward come in. Ki-Jana Hoever and Jhon Arias drop to the substitutes, while Jean‐Ricner Bellegarde misses out altogether.

Starting Elevens

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.
Bench: Tchatchoua, Mane, Lopez, Hoever, Chirewa, Arokodare, Arias, Santiago Bueno, Jose Sa.

Referee: Robert Jones
Video Assistant Referee: John Brooks

The Setup

Good evening! Because, let's be honest …

The standings paints a stark contrast. Arsenal sit proudly at the pinnacle of the Premier League, while Wolves prop up the league.

… however, even though this will be the 42nd time the Premier League leaders have faced the side at the foot of the entire table – with 30 victories from 41, with seven tied games – who are behind two of the four historical shocks? Why, Wolverhampton Wanderers, of course! So while the Arsenal manager will surely be expecting another victory, Rob Edwards must know that underdogs sometimes find the target, and you never know. Kick-off is at 8 o'clock in the evening GMT. The action is imminent!

^{(The other two bottom-beats-top victories in the Premier League era are Oldham Athletic's 1-0 win over United in March 1993, and Spurs – admittedly, a surprising one - beating Liverpool in November 2008.)}