The Gunners Host Wolves in Key Top-Flight Encounter
Focus shifts for a intriguing top-flight matchup as front-runners Arsenal entertain rock-bottom Wolves to the their home ground.
Team News
Arsenal have made a trio of alterations from the team that endured a 2-1 loss at Villa Park last weekend. The French defender, Viktor Gyökeres and Gabriel Martinelli all start in the lineup. Martin Ødegaard and Mikel Merino are named on the bench, while Riccardo Calafiori is absent. Saliba returns after missing five matches due to injury.
Wolves also make three changes to their lineup following being heavily defeated 4-1 at home by Manchester United on Monday evening. Matt Doherty, João Gomes and Hwang Hee-chan start. Hoever and Jhon Arias drop to 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
VAR Official: John Brooks
Match Context
Welcome! And I mean, let's be honest …
The standings reveals a clear contrast. The hosts sit proudly at the summit of the Premier League, while Wolves occupy the bottom of the league.
… however, even though this will be the 42nd time the top side have taken on the team at the foot of the division – with 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! Therefore, although the Arsenal manager will surely be expecting another three points, the Wolves boss must know that underdogs sometimes 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 wins in the modern top-flight era are Oldham’s 1-0 win over Manchester United in March 1993, and Spurs – admittedly, this one sounds a bit weird - beating Liverpool in November 2008.)
