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All eyes turn for a fascinating top-flight matchup as league leaders Arsenal entertain bottom-placed Wolves to the their home ground.

Starting Lineups

Mikel Arteta's side have introduced three changes following the team that suffered a narrow defeat at Aston Villa in their previous outing. The French defender, the Swedish striker and the Brazilian winger all come into the lineup. The captain and the Spanish midfielder drop to the substitutes' bench, while the Italian defender is absent. Saliba returns after missing five matches through injury.

The visitors also make three adjustments to their starting XI after being skelped 4-1 at Molineux by Manchester United last time out. The experienced full-back, João Gomes and Hwang Hee-chan are recalled. Ki-Jana Hoever and Jhon Arias are on the substitutes, while Jean‐Ricner Bellegarde is not in the squad altogether.

Starting Elevens

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

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The standings reveals a striking contrast. Arsenal sit comfortably at the summit of the table, while their opponents anchor the division.

… yet while this will be the 42nd time the Premier League leaders have played the team at the foot of the entire table – with 30 victories from 41, with seven draws – who are responsible for two of the four historical shocks? Why, Wolverhampton Wanderers, that’s who! So while Mikel Arteta will undoubtedly be anticipating another three points, Rob Edwards must know that long shots sometimes find the target, and you never know. Kick-off is at 8 o'clock in the evening GMT. It’s on!

^{(The remaining last-over-first wins in the modern top-flight era are Oldham’s 1-0 win over Manchester United in March 1993, and Spurs – admittedly, this one sounds a bit weird - defeating Liverpool in November 2008.)}