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Focus shifts for a fascinating top-flight contest as league leaders Arsenal entertain bottom-placed Wolves to the Emirates Stadium.

Confirmed Sides

Mikel Arteta's side have introduced a trio of alterations following the side that endured a 2-1 loss at Villa Park last weekend. The French defender, the Swedish striker and the Brazilian winger all come into the lineup. The captain and Mikel Merino drop to the substitutes' bench, while the Italian defender is not involved. Saliba is back after sitting out five matches through injury.

The visitors also make three changes to their starting XI after being skelped 4-1 at Molineux by United on Monday evening. The experienced full-back, João Gomes and Hwang Hee-chan are recalled. Ki-Jana Hoever and Jhon Arias are on the substitutes, while Jean‐Ricner Bellegarde is not in the squad altogether.

Starting Elevens

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.
Bench: Tchatchoua, Mane, Lopez, Hoever, Chirewa, Arokodare, Arias, Santiago Bueno, Jose Sa.

Match Official: Robert Jones
VAR Official: John Brooks

The Setup

Welcome! Because, let's be honest …

The table paints a striking contrast. The hosts sit proudly at the pinnacle of the Premier League, while their opponents anchor the league.

… yet while this will be the 42nd occasion the Premier League leaders have played the side propping up the division – with 30 out of 41, with seven tied games – which team is responsible for two of the four all-time upsets? Indeed, Wolves, of course! So while Mikel Arteta will surely be expecting another three points, the Wolves boss must know that underdogs occasionally find the target, and you never know. Kick-off is at 8 o'clock in the evening GMT. Let's go!

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