Arsenal Face Wolverhampton Wanderers in Key Premier League Fixture

All eyes turn for a compelling top-flight contest as front-runners the Gunners welcome rock-bottom Wolverhampton Wanderers to the Emirates Stadium.

Team News

Arsenal have made three changes following the XI that endured a 2-1 loss at Villa Park last weekend. The French defender, Viktor Gyökeres and Gabriel Martinelli all come into the lineup. The captain and the Spanish midfielder drop to the bench, while the Italian defender is absent. Saliba returns after sitting out a run of games through injury.

Wolves also have made three adjustments to their starting XI after being skelped 4-1 at Molineux by Manchester United last time out. The experienced full-back, the Brazilian midfielder and the South Korean forward start. Ki-Jana Hoever and Jhon Arias drop to the substitutes, while Bellegarde is omitted altogether.

The Teams in Full

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

Match Official: Robert Jones
VAR Official: John Brooks

Preamble

Good evening! And I mean, c’mon …

The table paints a striking picture. The hosts sit comfortably at the summit of the Premier League, while their opponents prop up the division.

… yet while this will be the 42nd occasion the top side have played the side propping up the division – with 30 victories from 41, with seven tied games – who are behind two of the four historical shocks? Why, Wolverhampton Wanderers, that’s who! So while the Arsenal manager will undoubtedly be expecting another victory, the Wolves boss must know that long shots occasionally come off, and anything is possible. The start is at 8 o'clock in the evening GMT. Let's go!

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