The Gunners Host Wolves in Key Top-Flight Fixture
Focus shifts for a intriguing Premier League contest as front-runners Arsenal host bottom-placed Wolverhampton Wanderers to the Emirates Stadium.
Team News
Mikel Arteta's side have introduced three changes from the side that endured a 2-1 loss at Aston Villa last weekend. William Saliba, Viktor Gyökeres and the Brazilian winger all come into the starting eleven. Martin Ødegaard and Mikel Merino are named on the bench, while Riccardo Calafiori is absent. Saliba returns after missing five matches due to injury.
The visitors also have made three adjustments to their starting XI following being skelped 4-1 at home by United last time out. The experienced full-back, the Brazilian midfielder and Hwang Hee-chan start. Ki-Jana Hoever and Arias are on the substitutes, while Jean‐Ricner Bellegarde is not in the squad altogether.
The Teams in Full
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.
Substitutes: Tchatchoua, Mane, Lopez, Hoever, Chirewa, Arokodare, Arias, Santiago Bueno, Jose Sa.
Referee: Robert Jones
VAR Official: John Brooks
The Setup
Good evening! And I mean, let's be honest …
The table tells a stark contrast. The hosts sit proudly at the pinnacle of the Premier League, while their opponents prop up the division.
… yet while this will be the 42nd occasion the Premier League leaders have taken on the side propping up the division – with 30 victories from 41, with seven tied games – which team is behind two of the four all-time upsets? Why, Wolves, of course! Therefore, although Mikel Arteta will undoubtedly be expecting another three points, the Wolves boss must know that long shots occasionally succeed, and you never know. Kick-off is at 8pm GMT. The action is imminent!
(The remaining last-over-first wins in the modern top-flight era are Oldham’s 1-0 win over United in March 1993, and Tottenham Hotspur – yeah, this one sounds a bit weird - beating Liverpool in November 2008.)
