🔗 Share this article Arsenal Host Wolverhampton Wanderers in Crucial Top-Flight Fixture Focus shifts for a compelling Premier League contest as front-runners Arsenal welcome rock-bottom Wolves to the Emirates Stadium. Team News Arsenal have opted for three changes from the team that endured a 2-1 defeat at Villa Park last weekend. William Saliba, the Swedish striker and Gabriel Martinelli are all included in the starting eleven. Martin Ødegaard and Mikel Merino are named on the substitutes' bench, while Riccardo Calafiori is absent. The centre-back returns after missing five matches through injury. The visitors also have made three changes to their starting XI following being soundly beaten 4-1 at home by United last time out. The experienced full-back, the Brazilian midfielder and Hwang Hee-chan come in. Hoever and Jhon 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. 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. Substitutes: Tchatchoua, Mane, Lopez, Hoever, Chirewa, Arokodare, Arias, Santiago Bueno, Jose Sa. Match Official: Robert Jones VAR Official: John Brooks Preamble Welcome! Because, c’mon … The table reveals a clear story. The hosts sit comfortably at the summit of the table, while their opponents occupy the bottom of the division. … however, even though this will be the 42nd time the Premier League leaders have taken on the team at the foot of the entire table – winning 30 victories from 41, with seven draws – which team is responsible for two of the four historical shocks? Why, Wolves, that’s who! So while the Arsenal manager will surely be expecting another three points, Rob Edwards must know that long shots sometimes find the target, and anything is possible. The start is at 8pm GMT. Let's go! (The other two last-over-first wins in the Premier League era are Oldham Athletic's 1-0 win over Manchester United in March 1993, and Tottenham Hotspur – admittedly, this one sounds a bit weird - defeating Liverpool in November 2008.)