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All eyes turn for a compelling Premier League contest as table-toppers the Gunners welcome bottom-placed Wolves to the Emirates Stadium.

Confirmed Sides

Arsenal have made a trio of alterations following the XI that suffered a narrow defeat at Villa Park in their previous outing. William Saliba, Viktor Gyökeres and Gabriel Martinelli are all included in the starting eleven. The captain and Mikel Merino are named on the substitutes' bench, while Riccardo Calafiori is not involved. Saliba returns after sitting out five matches through injury.

Wolves also make three changes to their starting XI after being skelped 4-1 at home by United last time out. The experienced full-back, the Brazilian midfielder and the South Korean forward start. 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.
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
Video Assistant Referee: John Brooks

Match Context

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

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

… however, even though this will be the 42nd occasion the top side have taken on the team propping up the division – with 30 victories from 41, with seven draws – which team is responsible for two of the four all-time upsets? Indeed, Wolverhampton Wanderers, that’s who! Therefore, although Mikel Arteta will undoubtedly be anticipating another victory, the Wolves boss must know that underdogs occasionally succeed, and you never know. The start is at 8pm GMT. Let's go!

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