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Focus shifts for a fascinating top-flight contest as front-runners Arsenal entertain rock-bottom Wolves to the Emirates Stadium.

Team News

Mikel Arteta's side have made a trio of alterations from the XI that endured a 2-1 loss at Aston Villa last weekend. The French defender, the Swedish striker and Gabriel Martinelli all come into the starting eleven. Martin Ødegaard and the Spanish midfielder drop to the bench, while the Italian defender is not involved. Saliba is back after missing a run of games due to injury.

The visitors also have made three adjustments to their starting XI following being skelped 4-1 at home by United on Monday evening. Matt Doherty, João Gomes and Hwang Hee-chan come in. Hoever and 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.
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

Preamble

Good evening! Because, let's be honest …

The standings reveals a clear picture. The hosts sit proudly at the top of the Premier League, while their opponents occupy the bottom of the league.

… however, even though this will be the 42nd occasion the Premier League leaders have played the side propping up the division – with 30 out of 41, with seven draws – which team is behind two of the four historical shocks? Indeed, Wolves, of course! So while Mikel Arteta will undoubtedly be expecting another victory, the Wolves boss must know that underdogs sometimes succeed, 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 Premier League era are Oldham Athletic's 1-0 win over Manchester United in March 1993, and Spurs – yeah, a surprising one - beating Liverpool in November 2008.)}