The Gunners Take On Wolves in Crucial Top-Flight Encounter
All eyes turn for a fascinating top-flight matchup as table-toppers the Gunners welcome bottom-placed Wolverhampton Wanderers to the Emirates Stadium.
Team News
Mikel Arteta's side have made three changes following the side that suffered a 2-1 defeat at Villa Park last weekend. William Saliba, Viktor Gyökeres and the Brazilian winger all come into the lineup. Martin Ødegaard and Mikel Merino drop to the bench, while Riccardo Calafiori is not involved. The centre-back is back after missing a run of games through injury.
Wolves also have made three changes to their lineup following being heavily defeated 4-1 at Molineux by United on Monday evening. The experienced full-back, João Gomes and Hwang Hee-chan come in. Hoever and Arias drop to the bench, while Jean‐Ricner 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.
Substitutes: Tchatchoua, Mane, Lopez, Hoever, Chirewa, Arokodare, Arias, Santiago Bueno, Jose Sa.
Match Official: Robert Jones
VAR Official: John Brooks
The Setup
Good evening! And I mean, let's be honest …
The table tells a striking picture. Arsenal sit proudly at the pinnacle of the Premier League, while Wolves anchor the division.
… yet while this will be the 42nd time the top side have taken on the team propping up the division – winning 30 victories from 41, with seven draws – which team is responsible for two of the four historical shocks? Indeed, Wolves, of course! Therefore, although the Arsenal manager will undoubtedly be expecting another victory, the Wolves boss must know that long shots occasionally come off, and anything is possible. The start is at 8 o'clock in the evening GMT. Let's go!
(The other two last-over-first victories in the Premier League era are Oldham Athletic's 1-0 win over United in March 1993, and Spurs – yeah, a surprising one - beating Liverpool in November 2008.)
