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Focus shifts for a intriguing top-flight contest as front-runners the Gunners host rock-bottom Wolverhampton Wanderers to the their home ground.

Starting Lineups

Arsenal have opted for three changes following the side that endured a narrow 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 drop to the substitutes' bench, while Riccardo Calafiori is not involved. The centre-back is back after sitting out a run of games through injury.

Wolves also have made three adjustments to their lineup following being skelped 4-1 at Molineux by United on Monday evening. The experienced full-back, the Brazilian midfielder and Hwang Hee-chan come in. Ki-Jana Hoever and Arias drop to the bench, while Jean‐Ricner Bellegarde is omitted altogether.

Confirmed Lineups

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, c’mon …

The table tells a stark picture. The hosts sit proudly at the pinnacle of the table, while their opponents anchor the division.

… however, even though this will be the 42nd time the top side have taken on the side propping up the entire table – winning 30 out of 41, with seven tied games – who are behind two of the four all-time upsets? Why, Wolverhampton Wanderers, that’s who! Therefore, although the Arsenal manager will surely be expecting another three points, Rob Edwards must know that underdogs occasionally succeed, and you never know. The start is at 8pm GMT. It’s on!

^{(The other two last-over-first wins in the Premier League era are Oldham’s 1-0 win over United in March 1993, and Spurs – admittedly, this one sounds a bit weird - defeating Liverpool in November 2008.)}