Arsenal Face Wolverhampton Wanderers in Crucial Top-Flight Encounter

Focus shifts for a fascinating top-flight matchup as table-toppers Arsenal host struggling Wolverhampton Wanderers to the their home ground.

Starting Lineups

Arsenal have opted for three changes following the team that suffered a 2-1 defeat at Villa Park last weekend. William Saliba, Viktor Gyökeres and Gabriel Martinelli are all included in the lineup. The captain and the Spanish midfielder are named on the bench, while the Italian defender is not involved. Saliba is back after missing five matches due to injury.

The visitors also have made three changes to their starting XI following being heavily defeated 4-1 at home by United last time out. The experienced full-back, João Gomes and the South Korean forward start. 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.
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.
Bench: Tchatchoua, Mane, Lopez, Hoever, Chirewa, Arokodare, Arias, Santiago Bueno, Jose Sa.

Referee: Robert Jones
VAR Official: John Brooks

Match Context

Welcome! And I mean, let's be honest …

The table tells a striking story. Arsenal sit comfortably at the top of the table, while Wolves anchor the league.

… yet while this will be the 42nd occasion the Premier League leaders have faced the side at the foot of the division – winning 30 out of 41, with seven tied games – who are responsible for two of the four historical shocks? Why, Wolves, that’s who! So while the Arsenal manager will surely be anticipating another victory, the Wolves boss must know that underdogs occasionally succeed, and you never know. Kick-off is at 8 o'clock in the evening GMT. The action is imminent!

^{(The remaining last-over-first wins in the modern top-flight era are Oldham Athletic's 1-0 win over United in March 1993, and Tottenham Hotspur – yeah, this one sounds a bit weird - defeating Liverpool in November 2008.)}