The Gunners Host Wolves in Crucial Premier League Encounter

All eyes turn for a intriguing Premier League contest as front-runners the Gunners entertain struggling Wolverhampton Wanderers to the Emirates Stadium.

Starting Lineups

Arsenal have opted for a trio of alterations following the XI that suffered a narrow defeat at Aston Villa in their previous outing. William Saliba, the Swedish striker and the Brazilian winger all come into the starting eleven. The captain and Mikel Merino 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 have made three changes to their lineup following being heavily defeated 4-1 at Molineux by Manchester United last time out. Matt Doherty, João Gomes and the South Korean forward are recalled. Ki-Jana Hoever and Jhon Arias are on the substitutes, while Bellegarde misses out 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.
Subs: Tchatchoua, Mane, Lopez, Hoever, Chirewa, Arokodare, Arias, Santiago Bueno, Jose Sa.

Referee: Robert Jones
VAR Official: John Brooks

Match Context

Good evening! Because, let's be honest …

The standings tells a striking picture. Arsenal sit proudly at the top of the Premier League, while Wolves occupy the bottom of the league.

… however, even though this will be the 42nd occasion the top side have played the team propping up the entire table – winning 30 out of 41, with seven tied games – which team is responsible for two of the four all-time upsets? Why, Wolverhampton Wanderers, of course! So while the Arsenal manager will surely be anticipating another victory, Rob Edwards must know that long shots occasionally come off, and you never know. Kick-off is at 8 o'clock in the evening GMT. Let's go!

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