The Gunners Take On Wolverhampton Wanderers in Key Premier League Encounter

Focus shifts for a fascinating top-flight matchup as front-runners the Gunners welcome struggling Wolves to the Emirates Stadium.

Team News

Mikel Arteta's side have opted for three changes from the XI that suffered a narrow defeat at Aston Villa in their previous outing. William Saliba, Viktor Gyökeres and Gabriel Martinelli all start in the starting eleven. Martin Ødegaard and the Spanish midfielder drop to the substitutes' bench, while the Italian defender is absent. Saliba returns after sitting out five matches through injury.

The visitors also have made three adjustments to their starting XI following being heavily defeated 4-1 at Molineux by Manchester United on Monday evening. The experienced full-back, João Gomes and the South Korean forward start. Ki-Jana Hoever and Arias are on the bench, while Jean‐Ricner Bellegarde is not in the squad altogether.

Starting Elevens

Arsenal: Raya, White, Saliba, Hincapie, Timber, Eze, Zubimendi, Rice, Saka, Gyokeres, Martinelli.
Substitutes: 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
VAR Official: John Brooks

Match Context

Welcome! And I mean, look at this …

The table tells a striking story. Arsenal sit proudly at the pinnacle of the Premier League, while their opponents occupy the bottom of the division.

… however, even though this will be the 42nd occasion the Premier League leaders have played the team propping up the division – winning 30 victories from 41, with seven tied games – which team is behind two of the four historical shocks? Why, Wolverhampton Wanderers, of course! Therefore, although the Arsenal manager will surely be anticipating another three points, the Wolves boss must know that long shots occasionally come off, and anything is possible. The start is at 8pm GMT. It’s on!

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