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All eyes turn for a fascinating Premier League contest as front-runners Arsenal host struggling Wolverhampton Wanderers to the their home ground.

Starting Lineups

Arsenal have introduced three changes from the XI that suffered a narrow defeat at Villa Park last weekend. The French defender, the Swedish striker and the Brazilian winger all start in the lineup. Martin Ødegaard and Mikel Merino are named on the substitutes' bench, while the Italian defender is absent. The centre-back returns after missing five matches through injury.

The visitors also have made three adjustments to their lineup following being soundly beaten 4-1 at home by Manchester United last time out. The experienced full-back, the Brazilian midfielder and the South Korean forward come in. Ki-Jana Hoever and Jhon Arias drop to the bench, while Bellegarde is not in the squad 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.

Match Official: Robert Jones
VAR Official: John Brooks

Match Context

Welcome! And I mean, look at this …

The standings tells a striking story. Arsenal sit proudly at the top of the table, while their opponents anchor the division.

… however, even though this will be the 42nd occasion the Premier League leaders have taken on the team at the foot of the division – with 30 out of 41, with seven tied games – who are behind two of the four all-time upsets? Why, Wolverhampton Wanderers, of course! So while Mikel Arteta will surely be expecting another three points, the Wolves boss must know that long shots occasionally find the target, and you never know. Kick-off is at 8 o'clock in the evening GMT. The action is imminent!

^{(The other two bottom-beats-top wins in the modern top-flight era are Oldham’s 1-0 win over Manchester United in March 1993, and Spurs – admittedly, a surprising one - beating Liverpool in November 2008.)}