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Focus shifts for a fascinating Premier League contest as league leaders Arsenal host struggling Wolverhampton Wanderers to the Emirates Stadium.

Starting Lineups

Mikel Arteta's side have made a trio of alterations following the side that suffered a narrow defeat at Villa Park in their previous outing. The French defender, the Swedish striker and the Brazilian winger are all included in the starting eleven. Martin Ødegaard and Mikel Merino drop to the bench, while Riccardo Calafiori is not involved. The centre-back returns after missing five matches through injury.

The visitors also have made three adjustments to their lineup following being heavily defeated 4-1 at home by United last time out. 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! And I mean, look at this …

The table reveals a striking story. Arsenal sit proudly at the summit 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 – with 30 out of 41, with seven draws – which team is responsible for two of the four historical shocks? Why, Wolves, that’s who! So while Mikel Arteta will undoubtedly be anticipating another victory, Rob Edwards must know that long shots occasionally succeed, and anything is possible. Kick-off is at 8 o'clock in the evening GMT. The action is imminent!

^{(The remaining bottom-beats-top wins in the modern top-flight era are Oldham’s 1-0 win over Manchester United in March 1993, and Tottenham Hotspur – admittedly, this one sounds a bit weird - beating Liverpool in November 2008.)}