Dare we start to dream?

Arsenal have won nine and drawn two of their last 11 games in all competitions.

Arsenal have scored 32 goals in their 10 Premier League games this season.

Arsenal beat north London rivals Spurs 3-0 at the weekend - and manager Arsene Wenger claimed: "We should have scored more."

Arsenal are clearly on fire, and if you're still not convinced of the monumental challenge awaiting Wolves on Saturday, here's Match of the Day's Alan Hansen:

"For all of my philosophy that winning is everything, you cannot deny that it would be good for the game if Arsenal were to win the title because they play brilliant football. They are now playing with some backbone, though."

What a thrilling prospect for everyone who will be at Molineux on Saturday night. A rampant Arsenal side littered with world class footballers - and our Wolves, fresh out of the Championship, and right now playing with the self belief that really does make you "proud to be a Wolves fan".

Dropped points against West Ham, Hull and Portsmouth mean Wolves can't escape from the bottom six just now. But the heart-warming performances against Everton, Villa and Stoke provide a real sense that Wolves can compete seriously in the Premier League - because we are.

A fairly abject first 45 minutes at the Britannia, but a transformed second half performance that provoked memories of that thrilling 4-3 victory over Leicester almost six years ago to the day: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/3206858.stm

Make no mistake, Wolves are playing with masses of desire, but no shortage of controlled play either. But a masterclass in ball retention awaits on Saturday, and that's where Wolves fell down in the first half at Stoke - the ball was given away far too easily.

But with the heroic Karl Henry showing such determination, and Nenad Milijas adding second half class, Wolves did enough to win at Stoke. And how many teams do that?

So we're gunning for the Gunners, with three obvious selection posers for Mick McCarthy.

Based on the second half at the Britannia, he needs to restore Milijas to the starting XI. Who partners the fantastic Kevin Doyle in attack? And who should play at left back?

The decision on the left of defence is a clear one. Either take the struggling George Elokobi out of the firing line, or back him to come good against English football's pass-masters.

Elokobi is clearly a massively popular figure in the Wolves squad, and has so many admirable qualities. But right now, his use of the ball is not Premier League standard, and Wolves are clearly missing the attacking thrusts provided by Stephen Ward.

So it's all set up fantastically. Molineux will be a seething mass of excitement - and you would think Arsenal should be too strong.

But how many of us seriously expected Wolves to be unbeaten in the last three games - while all of us will remember this with such fondness: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/photo_galleries/3405757.stm

Ready for a thriller with the Villa

We've waited more than five and a half years. So another 37 hours is just about manageable.

But the sense of anticipation surrounding the return of Aston Villa to Molineux encapsulates exactly why we all want to follow a Premier League club.

Liverpool at Anfield, Man Utd home and away, and Villa at Molineux - the four games that make my season, make me thrilled to be a Wolves fan in the Premier League.

Deflated after Portsmouth, delighted after Everton - now Wolves run out at what will be a rocking Molineux to face the best team in the West Midlands - who arrive on the back of a superb win over Chelsea.

Villa strike fear into me, a fantastic team with riotous pace that could rip us apart if we are not careful.

But if we are careful, they may not.

Our last league encounter was a humbling 4-0 defeat in March, 2004. Villa were three up after 24 minutes. www.soccerbase.com/results3....

Incredibly, of the 27 players that turned out that day, only one will be playing on Saturday. And I wonder what odds you would have got back then on that player being Jody Craddock?

And what a challenge awaits the Wolves warhorse in the face of Gabby Agbonlahor, John Carew, Ashley Young and James Milner.

Of course we can all predict that Craddock will rise magnificently to the occasion, but even that may not be enough. This Villa line-up really does set alarm bells ringing.

It's easy to build these local derbies up, but this really could be a cracker. All I hope is that Wolves come flying out of the traps, and turn early pressure into a goal.

Remember the fantastic opening 30 minutes against Villa's city rivals in April 2007? A storming, ferocious display full of attacking intent, but no goals, and ultimately a 3-2 defeat.

Saturday's fantastic point at Everton was a real bonus after the Portsmouth defeat, and now Sylvan is settling back into the team alongside transfer "bargain" Kevin Doyle, we do have hope - and we have goalscorers.

We also have a team that doesn't include Kevin Foley - which seems so strange after his spectacular run of form last season. But all credit to Ronald Zubar after his debut, and no-one would ever accuse Mick McCarthy of going back on his mantra of "you earn the shirt, you keep the shirt."

Villa are a top class team that will properly test everyone at Wolves.

But what is there to lose? Throw Matt Jarvis back into the team on the left, hope Michael Kightly comes alive down the right, and go toe to toe with the aristocrats from Aston.

In many ways, this is a bonus fixture for Wolves - we all acknowledge we need to be beating the teams around us, not necessarily the teams escaping over the horizon.

But what a bonus is on offer.