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All eyes turn for a fascinating top-flight contest as table-toppers the Gunners host bottom-placed Wolverhampton Wanderers to the Emirates Stadium.

Confirmed Sides

Mikel Arteta's side have opted for three changes from the XI that endured a 2-1 defeat 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 drop to the bench, while the Italian defender is absent. Saliba returns after sitting out five matches due to injury.

The visitors also have made three adjustments to their starting XI after being heavily defeated 4-1 at Molineux by United on Monday evening. The experienced full-back, João Gomes and the South Korean forward are recalled. Hoever and Arias drop to the substitutes, while Bellegarde is not in the squad 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.
Substitutes: Tchatchoua, Mane, Lopez, Hoever, Chirewa, Arokodare, Arias, Santiago Bueno, Jose Sa.

Match Official: Robert Jones
Video Assistant Referee: John Brooks

Preamble

Welcome! And I mean, look at this …

The standings tells a stark story. The hosts sit proudly at the pinnacle of the table, while their opponents occupy the bottom of the league.

… however, even though this will be the 42nd occasion the top side have played the team propping up the division – winning 30 victories from 41, with seven draws – which team is responsible for two of the four all-time upsets? Indeed, Wolves, that’s who! Therefore, although Mikel Arteta will surely be expecting another victory, Rob Edwards must know that underdogs sometimes find the target, and you never know. The start is at 8 o'clock in the evening GMT. It’s on!

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