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The stage is set for a compelling top-flight contest as table-toppers the Gunners entertain rock-bottom Wolverhampton Wanderers to the Emirates Stadium.

Confirmed Sides

Arsenal have made three changes from the side that endured a narrow defeat at Villa Park last weekend. The French defender, Viktor Gyökeres and the Brazilian winger all start in the lineup. The captain and the Spanish midfielder are named on the substitutes' bench, while the Italian defender is not involved. Saliba is back after sitting out five matches due to injury.

The visitors also make three changes to their lineup following being skelped 4-1 at Molineux by United last time out. The experienced full-back, João Gomes and the South Korean forward start. Ki-Jana Hoever and Jhon Arias are on the bench, while Bellegarde is not in the squad altogether.

Confirmed Lineups

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.

Match Official: Robert Jones
VAR Official: John Brooks

Preamble

Good evening! And I mean, let's be honest …

The standings reveals a clear story. Arsenal sit comfortably at the pinnacle of the table, while their opponents prop up the league.

… yet while this will be the 42nd time the Premier League leaders have played the side at the foot of the entire table – winning 30 out of 41, with seven tied games – which team is responsible for two of the four all-time upsets? Why, Wolverhampton Wanderers, of course! So while the Arsenal manager will undoubtedly be expecting another three points, the Wolves boss must know that long shots occasionally come off, and you never know. Kick-off is at 8 o'clock in the evening GMT. The action is imminent!

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