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The stage is set for a compelling top-flight contest as league leaders the Gunners welcome struggling Wolverhampton Wanderers to the their home ground.

Confirmed Sides

Arsenal have made a trio of alterations from the team that endured a narrow loss at Aston Villa in their previous outing. The French defender, Viktor Gyökeres and Gabriel Martinelli all come into the lineup. The captain and the Spanish midfielder are named on the substitutes' bench, while Riccardo Calafiori is not involved. Saliba returns after sitting out a run of games due to injury.

Wolves also make three adjustments to their lineup after being heavily defeated 4-1 at Molineux by United on Monday evening. The experienced full-back, the Brazilian midfielder and Hwang Hee-chan start. Ki-Jana Hoever and Jhon Arias are on the substitutes, while Jean‐Ricner Bellegarde is omitted altogether.

The Teams in Full

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

Referee: Robert Jones
Video Assistant Referee: John Brooks

The Setup

Welcome! Because, let's be honest …

The table reveals a striking story. The hosts sit proudly at the summit of the Premier League, while their opponents occupy the bottom of the division.

… yet while this will be the 42nd occasion the Premier League leaders have played the side at the foot of the entire table – winning 30 victories from 41, with seven draws – which team is responsible for two of the four all-time upsets? Indeed, Wolves, of course! So while Mikel Arteta will undoubtedly be anticipating another three points, the Wolves boss must know that long shots sometimes find the target, and anything is possible. The start is at 8pm GMT. It’s on!

^{(The other two bottom-beats-top wins in the Premier League era are Oldham’s 1-0 win over United in March 1993, and Spurs – yeah, a surprising one - beating Liverpool in November 2008.)}