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All eyes turn for a fascinating Premier League contest as league leaders Arsenal host struggling Wolves to the Emirates Stadium.

Confirmed Sides

Mikel Arteta's side have made a trio of alterations following the side that suffered a 2-1 loss at Villa Park in their previous outing. The French defender, the Swedish striker and Gabriel Martinelli all come into the lineup. Martin Ødegaard and the Spanish midfielder are named on the bench, while the Italian defender is not involved. Saliba is back after missing five matches through injury.

The visitors also make three changes to their starting XI following being skelped 4-1 at home by United on Monday evening. Matt Doherty, João Gomes and the South Korean forward are recalled. Hoever and Arias are on the bench, while Bellegarde misses out altogether.

Confirmed Lineups

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.

Referee: Robert Jones
Video Assistant Referee: John Brooks

The Setup

Good evening! And I mean, c’mon …

The standings tells a stark contrast. The hosts sit comfortably at the top of the Premier League, while their opponents prop up the league.

… however, even though this will be the 42nd occasion the top side have played the team at the foot of the entire table – with 30 victories from 41, with seven draws – who are responsible for two of the four historical shocks? Indeed, Wolverhampton Wanderers, that’s who! So while the Arsenal manager will undoubtedly be expecting another victory, Rob Edwards must know that underdogs occasionally find the target, and you never know. Kick-off is at 8 o'clock in the evening GMT. It’s on!

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