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All eyes turn for a compelling Premier League matchup as front-runners Arsenal host struggling Wolves to the Emirates Stadium.

Starting Lineups

Arsenal have introduced a trio of alterations following the side that endured a narrow loss at Villa Park last weekend. William Saliba, the Swedish striker and the Brazilian winger all come into the starting eleven. The captain and the Spanish midfielder are named on the substitutes' bench, while Riccardo Calafiori is absent. Saliba returns after sitting out a run of games through injury.

Wolves also have made three changes to their lineup following being soundly beaten 4-1 at Molineux 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 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.
Subs: Tchatchoua, Mane, Lopez, Hoever, Chirewa, Arokodare, Arias, Santiago Bueno, Jose Sa.

Match Official: Robert Jones
VAR Official: John Brooks

The Setup

Good evening! And I mean, c’mon …

The standings tells a striking contrast. The hosts sit comfortably at the summit of the table, while their opponents occupy the bottom of the league.

… however, even though this will be the 42nd time the Premier League leaders have taken on the side propping up the entire table – winning 30 out of 41, with seven draws – who are behind two of the four historical shocks? Why, Wolverhampton Wanderers, that’s who! So while the Arsenal manager will undoubtedly be anticipating another three points, Rob Edwards must know that underdogs occasionally 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 Premier League era are Oldham’s 1-0 win over United in March 1993, and Spurs – yeah, a surprising one - beating Liverpool in November 2008.)}