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Focus shifts for a fascinating Premier League matchup as front-runners Arsenal welcome bottom-placed Wolverhampton Wanderers to the Emirates Stadium.

Team News

Mikel Arteta's side have made three changes following the side that suffered a 2-1 loss at Villa Park last weekend. William Saliba, Viktor Gyökeres and the Brazilian winger are all included in the lineup. The captain and the Spanish midfielder are named on the bench, while the Italian defender is not involved. The centre-back returns after missing a run of games due to injury.

Wolves also make three changes to their starting XI after being skelped 4-1 at home by United on Monday evening. The experienced full-back, João Gomes and Hwang Hee-chan start. Ki-Jana Hoever and Arias drop to the substitutes, while Bellegarde is not in the squad 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.
Subs: 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, look at this …

The table reveals a clear picture. Arsenal sit proudly at the summit 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 propping up the division – winning 30 victories from 41, with seven tied games – who are behind two of the four all-time upsets? Indeed, Wolverhampton Wanderers, of course! So while the Arsenal manager will surely be anticipating another three points, the Wolves boss must know that underdogs occasionally find the target, and you never know. Kick-off is at 8pm GMT. It’s on!

^{(The other two last-over-first wins in the Premier League era are Oldham Athletic's 1-0 win over Manchester United in March 1993, and Tottenham Hotspur – yeah, this one sounds a bit weird - beating Liverpool in November 2008.)}