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All eyes turn for a intriguing top-flight contest as league leaders Arsenal host bottom-placed Wolverhampton Wanderers to the their home ground.

Confirmed Sides

Mikel Arteta's side have opted for a trio of alterations following the team that endured a narrow defeat at Villa Park last weekend. William Saliba, Viktor Gyökeres and Gabriel Martinelli are all included in the starting eleven. Martin Ødegaard and Mikel Merino are named on the substitutes' bench, while the Italian defender is absent. The centre-back returns after sitting out a run of games through injury.

Wolves also make three changes to their lineup after being soundly beaten 4-1 at Molineux by Manchester United last time out. The experienced full-back, João Gomes and Hwang Hee-chan 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

The Setup

Good evening! And I mean, c’mon …

The standings reveals a striking contrast. Arsenal sit proudly at the pinnacle of the table, while Wolves prop up the league.

… yet while this will be the 42nd occasion the top side have faced the side at the foot of the entire table – with 30 out of 41, with seven draws – which team is behind two of the four historical shocks? Why, Wolves, that’s who! So while the Arsenal manager will surely be expecting another victory, Rob Edwards must know that underdogs sometimes find the target, and anything is possible. Kick-off is at 8pm GMT. Let's go!

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