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All eyes turn for a intriguing top-flight matchup as front-runners Arsenal host bottom-placed Wolverhampton Wanderers to the their home ground.

Starting Lineups

Arsenal have made three changes from the team that suffered a narrow loss at Villa Park last weekend. William Saliba, the Swedish striker and the Brazilian winger all start in the starting eleven. Martin Ødegaard and the Spanish midfielder are named on the bench, while the Italian defender is not involved. Saliba is back after missing a run of games through injury.

The visitors also make three changes to their starting XI following being heavily defeated 4-1 at Molineux by United on Monday evening. The experienced full-back, João Gomes and Hwang Hee-chan come in. Hoever and Arias are on the bench, while Jean‐Ricner 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

The Setup

Good evening! And I mean, c’mon …

The table tells a clear contrast. The hosts sit proudly at the pinnacle of the Premier League, while their opponents occupy the bottom of the league.

… yet while this will be the 42nd time the top side have taken on the side at the foot of the entire table – with 30 victories from 41, with seven tied games – which team is behind two of the four historical shocks? Indeed, Wolverhampton Wanderers, that’s who! So while Mikel Arteta will undoubtedly be anticipating another three points, the Wolves boss must know that underdogs sometimes find the target, and anything is possible. Kick-off is at 8 o'clock in the evening GMT. The action is imminent!

^{(The other two bottom-beats-top wins in the Premier League era are Oldham Athletic's 1-0 win over Manchester United in March 1993, and Spurs – yeah, this one sounds a bit weird - beating Liverpool in November 2008.)}