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Focus shifts for a compelling top-flight matchup as front-runners the Gunners welcome struggling Wolverhampton Wanderers to the Emirates Stadium.

Confirmed Sides

Arsenal have made a trio of alterations from the side that suffered a narrow loss at Aston Villa in their previous outing. William Saliba, Viktor Gyökeres and Gabriel Martinelli all start in the starting eleven. The captain and the Spanish midfielder are named on the substitutes' bench, while Riccardo Calafiori is not involved. The centre-back is back after sitting out a run of games due to injury.

Wolves also have made three adjustments to their starting XI after being skelped 4-1 at Molineux by United last time out. Matt Doherty, João Gomes and Hwang Hee-chan come in. Ki-Jana Hoever and Arias drop to the bench, while Bellegarde misses out altogether.

Starting Elevens

Arsenal: Raya, White, Saliba, Hincapie, Timber, Eze, Zubimendi, Rice, Saka, Gyokeres, Martinelli.
Substitutes: 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
Video Assistant Referee: John Brooks

Preamble

Good evening! And I mean, let's be honest …

The standings tells a clear story. The hosts sit proudly at the summit of the Premier League, while Wolves prop up the league.

… however, even though this will be the 42nd time the top side have taken on the side at the foot of the division – with 30 victories from 41, with seven draws – who are behind two of the four historical shocks? Why, Wolves, that’s who! So while the Arsenal manager will undoubtedly be anticipating another three points, the Wolves boss must know that underdogs sometimes find the target, and anything is possible. The start is at 8pm GMT. The action is imminent!

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