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All eyes turn for a intriguing top-flight contest as league leaders the Gunners host bottom-placed Wolves to the Emirates Stadium.

Starting Lineups

Arsenal have opted for three changes following the XI that suffered a narrow defeat at Villa Park last weekend. The French defender, Viktor Gyökeres and Gabriel Martinelli all come into the starting eleven. Martin Ødegaard and the Spanish midfielder are named on the substitutes' bench, while Riccardo Calafiori is not involved. Saliba returns after sitting out a run of games through injury.

Wolves also have made three changes to their lineup after being heavily defeated 4-1 at home by Manchester United last time out. The experienced full-back, João Gomes and Hwang Hee-chan come in. Ki-Jana Hoever and Jhon Arias drop to the bench, while Bellegarde is omitted 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

Match Context

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The standings paints a clear picture. The hosts sit comfortably at the top of the Premier League, while Wolves anchor the league.

… yet while this will be the 42nd occasion the top side have played the team at the foot of the division – winning 30 victories from 41, with seven tied games – which team is responsible for two of the four all-time upsets? Why, Wolves, of course! Therefore, although the Arsenal manager will surely be expecting another three points, the Wolves boss must know that long shots occasionally come off, and anything is possible. Kick-off is at 8pm GMT. It’s on!

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