The Gunners Take On Wolves in Crucial Top-Flight Clash
All eyes turn for a intriguing top-flight matchup as table-toppers Arsenal entertain struggling Wolverhampton Wanderers to the their home ground.
Team News
Arsenal have opted for three changes following the team that endured a narrow loss at Villa Park in their previous outing. The French defender, the Swedish striker and Gabriel Martinelli are all included in the starting eleven. Martin Ødegaard and the Spanish midfielder are named on the bench, while the Italian defender is not involved. The centre-back returns after sitting out a run of games through injury.
The visitors also have made three adjustments to their lineup after being skelped 4-1 at home by Manchester United last time out. The experienced full-back, the Brazilian midfielder and Hwang Hee-chan start. Ki-Jana Hoever and Arias drop to the substitutes, while Bellegarde is omitted altogether.
The Teams in Full
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.
Bench: Tchatchoua, Mane, Lopez, Hoever, Chirewa, Arokodare, Arias, Santiago Bueno, Jose Sa.
Match Official: Robert Jones
VAR Official: John Brooks
The Setup
Welcome! And I mean, c’mon …
The table paints a striking contrast. The hosts sit comfortably at the summit of the Premier League, while Wolves anchor the league.
… yet while this will be the 42nd occasion the Premier League leaders have taken on the side propping up the entire table – winning 30 out of 41, with seven tied games – which team is behind two of the four all-time upsets? Indeed, Wolves, that’s who! Therefore, although the Arsenal manager will undoubtedly be expecting another three points, the Wolves boss must know that long shots sometimes come off, and anything is possible. The start is at 8pm GMT. Let's go!
(The remaining last-over-first victories in the Premier League era are Oldham’s 1-0 win over United in March 1993, and Tottenham Hotspur – yeah, this one sounds a bit weird - defeating Liverpool in November 2008.)
