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The stage is set for a fascinating top-flight contest as league leaders the Gunners welcome struggling Wolves to the Emirates Stadium.

Confirmed Sides

Mikel Arteta's side have introduced a trio of alterations from the team that suffered a 2-1 loss at Villa Park in their previous outing. The French defender, the Swedish striker and the Brazilian winger all come into the lineup. Martin Ødegaard and the Spanish midfielder are named on the substitutes' bench, while the Italian defender is not involved. Saliba is back after sitting out five matches due to injury.

The visitors also make three changes to their lineup following being heavily defeated 4-1 at home by United last time out. The experienced full-back, João Gomes and the South Korean forward start. Hoever and Jhon Arias are on the substitutes, 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.
Subs: Tchatchoua, Mane, Lopez, Hoever, Chirewa, Arokodare, Arias, Santiago Bueno, Jose Sa.

Referee: Robert Jones
VAR Official: John Brooks

The Setup

Welcome! Because, look at this …

The standings tells a striking picture. The hosts sit comfortably at the summit of the Premier League, while their opponents occupy the bottom of the league.

… yet while this will be the 42nd time the Premier League leaders have taken on the side at the foot of the division – with 30 out of 41, with seven tied games – who are responsible for two of the four all-time upsets? Indeed, Wolves, that’s who! So while the Arsenal manager will surely be expecting another three points, the Wolves boss must know that long shots occasionally find the target, and you never know. Kick-off is at 8 o'clock in the evening GMT. It’s on!

^{(The remaining bottom-beats-top wins in the Premier League era are Oldham’s 1-0 win over Manchester United in March 1993, and Spurs – yeah, a surprising one - beating Liverpool in November 2008.)}