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Focus shifts for a compelling top-flight contest as table-toppers the Gunners host rock-bottom Wolverhampton Wanderers to the Emirates Stadium.

Team News

Mikel Arteta's side have opted for a trio of alterations following the XI that endured a 2-1 defeat at Villa Park in their previous outing. The French defender, the Swedish striker and the Brazilian winger are all included in the starting eleven. Martin Ødegaard and Mikel Merino are named on the bench, while Riccardo Calafiori is absent. The centre-back returns after sitting out a run of games due to injury.

Wolves also make three changes to their lineup following being heavily defeated 4-1 at Molineux by United on Monday evening. Matt Doherty, João Gomes and the South Korean forward start. Ki-Jana Hoever and Arias are on the bench, while 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.
Subs: Tchatchoua, Mane, Lopez, Hoever, Chirewa, Arokodare, Arias, Santiago Bueno, Jose Sa.

Match Official: Robert Jones
VAR Official: John Brooks

The Setup

Good evening! And I mean, let's be honest …

The table reveals a clear story. Arsenal sit proudly at the summit of the table, while their opponents occupy the bottom of the league.

… yet while this will be the 42nd occasion the Premier League leaders have faced the side propping up the entire table – with 30 victories from 41, with seven tied games – who are responsible for two of the four all-time upsets? Indeed, Wolves, of course! So while Mikel Arteta will surely be anticipating another three points, the Wolves boss must know that long shots occasionally find the target, and anything is possible. The start is at 8 o'clock in the evening GMT. Let's go!

^{(The other two last-over-first wins 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 - beating Liverpool in November 2008.)}