The Gunners Take On Wolverhampton Wanderers in Key Premier League Clash

The stage is set for a fascinating top-flight matchup as league leaders the Gunners host bottom-placed Wolves to the Emirates Stadium.

Confirmed Sides

Mikel Arteta's side have made three changes from the XI that suffered a 2-1 loss at Aston Villa last weekend. William Saliba, Viktor Gyökeres and Gabriel Martinelli all come into the lineup. Martin Ødegaard and Mikel Merino are named on the bench, while Riccardo Calafiori is absent. Saliba is back after sitting out a run of games through injury.

Wolves also make three changes to their lineup following being heavily defeated 4-1 at home by Manchester United on Monday evening. Matt Doherty, João Gomes and the South Korean forward come in. Ki-Jana Hoever and Jhon Arias drop to the substitutes, while Bellegarde misses out altogether.

Confirmed Lineups

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.

Referee: Robert Jones
Video Assistant Referee: John Brooks

The Setup

Good evening! Because, c’mon …

The table tells a striking picture. Arsenal sit comfortably at the summit of the table, while Wolves anchor the league.

… however, even though this will be the 42nd time the top side have faced the team at the foot of the division – with 30 out of 41, with seven tied games – which team is responsible for two of the four all-time upsets? Indeed, Wolverhampton Wanderers, of course! Therefore, although Mikel Arteta will undoubtedly be anticipating another victory, Rob Edwards must know that underdogs sometimes succeed, and you never know. Kick-off is at 8pm GMT. It’s on!

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