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All eyes turn for a fascinating top-flight contest as table-toppers Arsenal welcome rock-bottom Wolverhampton Wanderers to the Emirates Stadium.

Starting Lineups

Mikel Arteta's side have introduced three changes following the side that suffered a 2-1 loss at Villa Park in their previous outing. William Saliba, the Swedish striker and Gabriel Martinelli all start in the lineup. Martin Ødegaard and the Spanish midfielder drop to the substitutes' bench, while the Italian defender is absent. Saliba is back after sitting out five matches due to injury.

Wolves also have made three changes to their starting XI after being skelped 4-1 at Molineux by Manchester United on Monday evening. Matt Doherty, João Gomes and Hwang Hee-chan are recalled. Hoever and Jhon 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.
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.

Referee: Robert Jones
Video Assistant Referee: John Brooks

Preamble

Good evening! Because, c’mon …

The table reveals a striking story. Arsenal sit proudly at the top of the Premier League, while Wolves anchor the league.

… however, even though this will be the 42nd time the Premier League leaders have played the team propping up the entire table – winning 30 victories from 41, with seven tied games – which team is behind two of the four all-time upsets? Why, Wolverhampton Wanderers, of course! So while the Arsenal manager will surely be expecting another three points, Rob Edwards must know that underdogs occasionally come off, and anything is possible. Kick-off is at 8 o'clock in the evening GMT. Let's go!

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