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All eyes turn for a intriguing Premier League contest as league leaders Arsenal welcome bottom-placed Wolverhampton Wanderers to the their home ground.

Starting Lineups

Arsenal have made three changes following the team that suffered a narrow loss at Aston Villa last weekend. The French defender, Viktor Gyökeres and Gabriel Martinelli all come into the starting eleven. The captain and Mikel Merino drop to the bench, while the Italian defender is not involved. The centre-back returns after missing five matches due to injury.

Wolves also have made three changes to their lineup after being heavily defeated 4-1 at Molineux by Manchester United last time out. The experienced full-back, João Gomes and Hwang Hee-chan come in. Hoever and Jhon Arias are on the substitutes, while Bellegarde is omitted altogether.

The Teams in Full

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

Preamble

Good evening! Because, let's be honest …

The standings paints a stark story. The hosts sit proudly at the pinnacle of the Premier League, while Wolves anchor the league.

… however, even though 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 behind two of the four historical shocks? Indeed, Wolves, that’s who! So while the Arsenal manager will undoubtedly be expecting another victory, the Wolves boss must know that underdogs occasionally come off, and anything is possible. The start is at 8pm GMT. It’s on!

^{(The remaining bottom-beats-top wins in the Premier League era are Oldham’s 1-0 win over Manchester United in March 1993, and Tottenham Hotspur – yeah, a surprising one - defeating Liverpool in November 2008.)}