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Focus shifts for a fascinating Premier League contest as front-runners the Gunners host bottom-placed Wolverhampton Wanderers to the Emirates Stadium.

Starting Lineups

Arsenal have introduced three changes from the side that endured a 2-1 loss at Aston Villa last weekend. The French defender, the Swedish striker and Gabriel Martinelli are all included in the lineup. The captain and the Spanish midfielder drop to the bench, while Riccardo Calafiori is not involved. The centre-back is back after sitting out a run of games through injury.

The visitors also make three changes to their lineup after 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. Ki-Jana Hoever and Arias are on the substitutes, while Bellegarde is omitted altogether.

The Teams in Full

Arsenal: Raya, White, Saliba, Hincapie, Timber, Eze, Zubimendi, Rice, Saka, Gyokeres, Martinelli.
Subs: 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.

Match Official: Robert Jones
VAR Official: John Brooks

Preamble

Good evening! And I mean, look at this …

The table paints a clear contrast. The hosts sit comfortably at the pinnacle of the table, while Wolves prop up the league.

… however, even though this will be the 42nd time the Premier League leaders have taken on the side at the foot of the entire table – with 30 out of 41, with seven draws – which team is behind two of the four all-time upsets? Indeed, Wolverhampton Wanderers, of course! So while Mikel Arteta will undoubtedly be expecting another three points, the Wolves boss must know that long shots sometimes come off, and you never know. The start is at 8 o'clock in the evening GMT. Let's go!

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