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Focus shifts for a fascinating top-flight contest as front-runners the Gunners welcome bottom-placed Wolverhampton Wanderers to the their home ground.

Starting Lineups

Mikel Arteta's side have introduced a trio of alterations from the XI that endured a narrow defeat at Aston Villa last weekend. William Saliba, Viktor Gyökeres and the Brazilian winger all come into the starting eleven. Martin Ødegaard and Mikel Merino drop to the bench, while the Italian defender is absent. The centre-back is back after sitting out a run of games through injury.

The visitors also have made three adjustments to their lineup after being heavily defeated 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 Arias are on the bench, while Jean‐Ricner Bellegarde is not in the squad 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.
Bench: Tchatchoua, Mane, Lopez, Hoever, Chirewa, Arokodare, Arias, Santiago Bueno, Jose Sa.

Match Official: Robert Jones
Video Assistant Referee: John Brooks

Preamble

Welcome! And I mean, c’mon …

The standings paints a stark picture. The hosts sit comfortably at the top of the table, while their opponents anchor the division.

… yet while this will be the 42nd time the top side have taken on the team at the foot of the entire table – with 30 victories from 41, with seven draws – which team is behind two of the four all-time upsets? Indeed, Wolverhampton Wanderers, that’s who! So while Mikel Arteta will undoubtedly be expecting another victory, Rob Edwards must know that underdogs sometimes come off, and you never know. Kick-off is at 8pm GMT. Let's go!

^{(The other two bottom-beats-top 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 - beating Liverpool in November 2008.)}