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All eyes turn for a compelling Premier League matchup as front-runners the Gunners welcome bottom-placed Wolves to the their home ground.

Starting Lineups

Mikel Arteta's side have made a trio of alterations from the side that endured a narrow loss at Villa Park last weekend. The French defender, Viktor Gyökeres and the Brazilian winger are all included in the lineup. The captain and Mikel Merino drop to the substitutes' bench, while Riccardo Calafiori is not involved. Saliba is back after missing five matches through injury.

The visitors also have made three adjustments to their lineup following being skelped 4-1 at home by Manchester United on Monday evening. Matt Doherty, the Brazilian midfielder and Hwang Hee-chan start. Hoever and Arias are on the substitutes, while 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.

Referee: Robert Jones
Video Assistant Referee: John Brooks

The Setup

Good evening! And I mean, look at this …

The table reveals a stark contrast. The hosts sit comfortably at the top of the Premier League, while their opponents occupy the bottom of the league.

… yet while this will be the 42nd time the top side 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, of course! So while Mikel Arteta will undoubtedly be expecting another victory, Rob Edwards must know that long shots occasionally find the target, and anything is possible. The start is at 8pm GMT. It’s on!

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