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All eyes turn for a intriguing Premier League matchup as league leaders the Gunners host struggling Wolverhampton Wanderers to the Emirates Stadium.

Starting Lineups

Arsenal have introduced a trio of alterations from the XI that suffered a 2-1 loss at Villa Park last weekend. William Saliba, the Swedish striker and Gabriel Martinelli all come into the starting eleven. Martin Ødegaard and Mikel Merino drop to the substitutes' bench, while Riccardo Calafiori is absent. The centre-back returns after missing a run of games due to injury.

The visitors also have made three adjustments to their starting XI following being heavily defeated 4-1 at Molineux by United on Monday evening. The experienced full-back, João Gomes and the South Korean forward come in. Hoever and Jhon Arias drop to the substitutes, while Bellegarde misses out altogether.

The Teams in Full

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

The Setup

Welcome! And I mean, look at this …

The table tells a striking picture. Arsenal sit proudly at the top of the table, while their opponents anchor the league.

… however, even though this will be the 42nd time the Premier League leaders have taken on the team propping up the division – winning 30 victories from 41, with seven tied games – who are responsible for two of the four historical shocks? Indeed, Wolves, of course! So while Mikel Arteta will surely be expecting another victory, Rob Edwards must know that underdogs occasionally succeed, and you never know. The start is at 8 o'clock in the evening GMT. The action is imminent!

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