Arsenal Face Wolves in Pivotal Premier League Encounter

Focus shifts for a compelling top-flight contest as table-toppers Arsenal entertain bottom-placed Wolves to the their home ground.

Confirmed Sides

Arsenal have made a trio of alterations from the team that endured a 2-1 loss at Villa Park in their previous outing. William Saliba, the Swedish striker and Gabriel Martinelli all come into the lineup. The captain and the Spanish midfielder are named on the substitutes' bench, while the Italian defender is not involved. The centre-back returns after sitting out a run of games through injury.

The visitors also have made three changes to their lineup after being heavily defeated 4-1 at home by United last time out. The experienced full-back, João Gomes and Hwang Hee-chan are recalled. Hoever and Arias drop to the substitutes, while Jean‐Ricner Bellegarde misses out altogether.

The Teams in Full

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.
Substitutes: Tchatchoua, Mane, Lopez, Hoever, Chirewa, Arokodare, Arias, Santiago Bueno, Jose Sa.

Match Official: Robert Jones
VAR Official: John Brooks

The Setup

Welcome! And I mean, let's be honest …

The standings reveals a clear story. Arsenal sit proudly at the summit of the Premier League, while their opponents occupy the bottom of the league.

… yet while this will be the 42nd occasion the Premier League leaders have taken on the team at the foot of the division – winning 30 out of 41, with seven tied games – which team is behind two of the four all-time upsets? Why, Wolves, that’s who! Therefore, although Mikel Arteta will surely be expecting another victory, Rob Edwards must know that long shots occasionally find the target, and anything is possible. Kick-off is at 8 o'clock in the evening GMT. Let's go!

^{(The other two last-over-first victories in the Premier League era are Oldham’s 1-0 win over United in March 1993, and Tottenham Hotspur – admittedly, a surprising one - defeating Liverpool in November 2008.)}