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All eyes turn for a fascinating top-flight contest as league leaders the Gunners welcome bottom-placed Wolves to the Emirates Stadium.

Starting Lineups

Arsenal have made three changes following the team that endured a 2-1 loss at Villa Park in their previous outing. The French defender, the Swedish striker and Gabriel Martinelli all start in the lineup. Martin Ødegaard and Mikel Merino are named on the substitutes' bench, while Riccardo Calafiori is absent. Saliba returns after sitting out five matches due to injury.

The visitors also make three changes to their lineup following being skelped 4-1 at home by Manchester United on Monday evening. The experienced full-back, the Brazilian midfielder and the South Korean forward are recalled. Hoever and Arias drop to the bench, while Bellegarde misses out altogether.

The Teams in Full

Arsenal: Raya, White, Saliba, Hincapie, Timber, Eze, Zubimendi, Rice, Saka, Gyokeres, Martinelli.
Subs: 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.

Referee: Robert Jones
Video Assistant Referee: John Brooks

Preamble

Good evening! Because, look at this …

The table reveals a clear story. The hosts sit proudly at the pinnacle of the table, while Wolves occupy the bottom of the division.

… however, even though this will be the 42nd occasion the Premier League leaders have played the team at the foot of the entire table – winning 30 victories from 41, with seven tied games – who are responsible for two of the four historical shocks? Indeed, Wolves, of course! So while Mikel Arteta will undoubtedly be anticipating another victory, Rob Edwards must know that long shots occasionally come off, and anything is possible. The start is at 8pm GMT. The action is imminent!

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