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Focus shifts for a intriguing top-flight contest as league leaders Arsenal welcome bottom-placed Wolves to the their home ground.

Team News

Mikel Arteta's side have made a trio of alterations from the team that suffered a narrow loss at Aston Villa last weekend. The French defender, the Swedish striker and the Brazilian winger all start in the starting eleven. Martin Ødegaard and Mikel Merino drop to the bench, while the Italian defender is not involved. The centre-back is back after sitting out five matches due to injury.

The visitors also have made three changes to their lineup after being heavily defeated 4-1 at Molineux by United last time out. Matt Doherty, João Gomes and the South Korean forward come in. Hoever and Arias drop to the bench, while Bellegarde misses out altogether.

Confirmed Lineups

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! And I mean, look at this …

The table reveals a clear contrast. The hosts sit comfortably at the pinnacle of the table, while Wolves occupy the bottom of the division.

… yet while this will be the 42nd occasion the top side have faced the team propping up the entire table – winning 30 out of 41, with seven draws – who are responsible for two of the four historical shocks? Indeed, Wolverhampton Wanderers, that’s who! Therefore, although the Arsenal manager will surely be expecting another victory, Rob Edwards must know that long shots occasionally succeed, and you never know. The start is at 8pm GMT. The action is imminent!

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