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The stage is set for a fascinating top-flight contest as front-runners the Gunners welcome bottom-placed Wolverhampton Wanderers to the their home ground.

Confirmed Sides

Arsenal have made three changes from the team that endured a 2-1 loss at Aston Villa in their previous outing. William Saliba, Viktor Gyökeres and the Brazilian winger all start in the lineup. The captain and the Spanish midfielder drop to the substitutes' bench, while Riccardo Calafiori is absent. Saliba returns after missing five matches due to injury.

Wolves also make three changes to their starting XI following being skelped 4-1 at Molineux by United on Monday evening. Matt Doherty, the Brazilian midfielder and the South Korean forward come in. Ki-Jana Hoever and Jhon Arias are on the bench, while Bellegarde misses out altogether.

Confirmed Lineups

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

Match Official: Robert Jones
Video Assistant Referee: John Brooks

Match Context

Welcome! And I mean, c’mon …

The standings tells a striking contrast. The hosts sit comfortably at the pinnacle of the Premier League, while their opponents prop up the league.

… however, even though this will be the 42nd time the Premier League leaders have played the team propping up the entire table – with 30 out of 41, with seven draws – who are responsible for two of the four historical shocks? Indeed, Wolves, of course! So while the Arsenal manager will undoubtedly be expecting another victory, the Wolves boss must know that underdogs occasionally find the target, and anything is possible. The start is at 8 o'clock in the evening GMT. Let's go!

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