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All eyes turn for a intriguing Premier League contest as table-toppers Arsenal entertain bottom-placed Wolverhampton Wanderers to the Emirates Stadium.

Confirmed Sides

Arsenal have introduced three changes from the team that suffered a 2-1 loss at Villa Park last weekend. William Saliba, the Swedish striker and Gabriel Martinelli all come into the starting eleven. The captain and Mikel Merino are named on the substitutes' bench, while Riccardo Calafiori is absent. Saliba is back after missing five matches through injury.

Wolves also make three changes to their lineup after being skelped 4-1 at Molineux by United on Monday evening. The experienced full-back, João Gomes and the South Korean forward come in. Hoever and Arias are on the bench, while Bellegarde is omitted altogether.

Starting Elevens

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
VAR Official: John Brooks

Match Context

Good evening! And I mean, look at this …

The standings reveals a stark contrast. The hosts sit comfortably at the top of the Premier League, while Wolves occupy the bottom of the division.

… yet while this will be the 42nd occasion the top side have taken on the team at the foot of the division – winning 30 out of 41, with seven tied games – which team is behind two of the four historical shocks? Why, Wolverhampton Wanderers, of course! Therefore, although the Arsenal manager will surely be anticipating another three points, Rob Edwards must know that long shots occasionally find the target, and you never know. Kick-off is at 8 o'clock in the evening GMT. It’s on!

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