Arsenal Face Wolverhampton Wanderers in Key English Top Division Encounter
All eyes turn for a intriguing top-flight matchup as table-toppers Arsenal welcome bottom-placed Wolverhampton Wanderers to the Emirates Stadium.
Starting Lineups
Arsenal have made a trio of alterations from the team that suffered a 2-1 defeat at Aston Villa last weekend. The French defender, the Swedish striker and Gabriel Martinelli all start in the starting eleven. The captain and Mikel Merino are named on the substitutes' bench, while Riccardo Calafiori is not involved. The centre-back returns after missing five matches through injury.
The visitors also make three adjustments to their starting XI following being skelped 4-1 at Molineux by United last time out. The experienced full-back, the Brazilian midfielder and the South Korean forward start. Hoever and Jhon Arias are on the bench, while Jean‐Ricner Bellegarde is not in the squad altogether.
Confirmed Lineups
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.
Match Official: Robert Jones
Video Assistant Referee: John Brooks
The Setup
Good evening! And I mean, let's be honest …
The table tells a clear contrast. The hosts sit proudly at the top of the Premier League, while their opponents prop up the division.
… however, even though this will be the 42nd time the Premier League leaders have played the side at the foot of the entire table – with 30 out of 41, with seven draws – who are responsible for two of the four all-time upsets? Indeed, Wolverhampton Wanderers, that’s who! Therefore, although the Arsenal manager will surely be anticipating another victory, the Wolves boss must know that long shots sometimes succeed, and you never know. The start is at 8pm GMT. It’s on!
(The remaining last-over-first victories in the modern top-flight era are Oldham Athletic's 1-0 win over United in March 1993, and Spurs – yeah, this one sounds a bit weird - defeating Liverpool in November 2008.)
