The Gunners Host Wolverhampton Wanderers in Key Premier League Fixture

The stage is set for a intriguing Premier League contest as league leaders the Gunners entertain bottom-placed Wolverhampton Wanderers to the their home ground.

Team News

Arsenal have opted for a trio of alterations following the side that endured a narrow defeat at Aston Villa in their previous outing. The French defender, the Swedish striker and Gabriel Martinelli all start in the lineup. The captain and the Spanish midfielder are named on the bench, while Riccardo Calafiori is not involved. The centre-back is back after sitting out five matches through injury.

Wolves also have made three adjustments to their lineup after being soundly beaten 4-1 at Molineux by United on Monday evening. Matt Doherty, João Gomes and Hwang Hee-chan are recalled. Ki-Jana Hoever and Jhon Arias are on the bench, while Bellegarde is not in the squad altogether.

Starting Elevens

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.
Bench: Tchatchoua, Mane, Lopez, Hoever, Chirewa, Arokodare, Arias, Santiago Bueno, Jose Sa.

Referee: Robert Jones
VAR Official: John Brooks

The Setup

Good evening! And I mean, look at this …

The standings tells a clear picture. The hosts sit comfortably at the top of the Premier League, while their opponents occupy the bottom of the division.

… however, even though this will be the 42nd time the top side have played the team at the foot of the entire table – winning 30 out of 41, with seven draws – who are responsible for two of the four all-time upsets? Indeed, Wolves, of course! So while Mikel Arteta will undoubtedly be expecting another three points, Rob Edwards must know that underdogs occasionally succeed, and you never know. The start is at 8 o'clock in the evening GMT. It’s on!

^{(The remaining last-over-first victories in the Premier League era are Oldham’s 1-0 win over United in March 1993, and Spurs – yeah, a surprising one - defeating Liverpool in November 2008.)}