Arsenal 2–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Arsenal

2–1

HT 0–0

Wolverhampton Wanderers

Premier League Sat 13 Dec, 20:00London Emirates Stadium, London Robert Jones 60,242 attendance

Timeline

31' Myles Lewis-Skelly for Ben White
57' Martin Ødegaard for Eberechi Eze
57' Leandro Trossard for Gabriel Martinelli
58' Mikel Merino for Martín Zubimendi
60' Hwang Hee-Chan Yellow Card
65' Matt Doherty Yellow Card
69' Jackson Tchatchoua for Matt Doherty
69' Tolu Arokodare for Jørgen Strand Larsen
70' Sam Johnstone own goal
80' Jhon Arias for Hwang Hee-Chan
80' Fernando López for Ladislav Krejcí
81' Gabriel Jesus for Viktor Gyökeres
86' Mateus Mané for Toti Gomes
90' Tolu Arokodare assist Mateus Mané
90'+4' Yerson Mosquera own goal
90'+6' Yerson Mosquera Yellow Card
90'+8' Emmanuel Agbadou Yellow Card

Match stats

69.2% Possession 30.8%

16 Shots 3

2 On target 2

7 Fouls 15

0 Yellow cards 4

0 Red cards 0

1 Offsides 1

1 Saves 2

500 Accurate passes 180

Lineups

Arsenal 4-3-3

1 Raya

5 Hincapié 2 Saliba 12 Timber 4 White

41 Rice 36 Zubimendi 10 Eze

11 Martinelli 14 Gyökeres 7 Saka

Wolverhampton Wanderers 3-5-2

31 Johnstone

24 Gomes 12 Agbadou 15 Mosquera

6 Wolfe 37 Krejcí 7 André 8 Gomes 2 Doherty

11 Hee-Chan 9 Larsen

Arsenal 4-3-3

1 David Raya G
2 William Saliba CD-L
12 Jurriën Timber CD-R
5 Piero Hincapié LB
4 Ben White ▼ RB
36 Martín Zubimendi ▼ CM
41 Declan Rice LM
10 Eberechi Eze ▼ RM
14 Viktor Gyökeres ▼ F
11 Gabriel Martinelli ▼ LF
7 Bukayo Saka RF

Came on

8 Martin Ødegaard ▲ SUB
19 Leandro Trossard ▲ SUB
49 Myles Lewis-Skelly ▲ SUB
23 Mikel Merino ▲ SUB
9 Gabriel Jesus ▲ SUB

Unused substitutes (4)

20 Noni Madueke SUB
22 Ethan Nwaneri SUB
13 Kepa Arrizabalaga SUB
16 Christian Nørgaard SUB

Wolverhampton Wanderers 3-5-2

31 Sam Johnstone G
12 Emmanuel Agbadou CD
24 Toti Gomes ▼ CD-L
15 Yerson Mosquera CD-R
37 Ladislav Krejcí ▼ CM-L
8 João Gomes CM-R
7 André AM
6 David Møller Wolfe LM
2 Matt Doherty ▼ RM
11 Hwang Hee-Chan ▼ CF-L
9 Jørgen Strand Larsen ▼ CF-R

Came on

38 Jackson Tchatchoua ▲ SUB
28 Fernando López ▲ SUB
14 Tolu Arokodare ▲ SUB
36 Mateus Mané ▲ SUB
10 Jhon Arias ▲ SUB

Unused substitutes (4)

26 Ki-Jana Hoever SUB
23 Tawanda Chirewa SUB
1 José Sá SUB
4 Santiago Bueno SUB

Commentary

Match ends, Arsenal 2, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1.
90'+9' Second Half ends, Arsenal 2, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1.
90'+8' Emmanuel Agbadou (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card.
90'+7' Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+7' Foul by Emmanuel Agbadou (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
90'+7' Attempt saved. Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Sam Johnstone (Wolverhampton Wanderers). Assisted by Leandro Trossard.
90'+6' Yerson Mosquera (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card.
90'+4' Own Goal by Yerson Mosquera, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Arsenal 2, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1.
90' Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
90' Goal! Arsenal 1, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1. Tolu Arokodare (Wolverhampton Wanderers) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mateus Mané with a cross.
86' Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Mateus Mané replaces Toti Gomes.
83' Attempt missed. Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard.

92 earlier entries

81' Substitution, Arsenal. Gabriel Jesus replaces Viktor Gyökeres.
80' Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Fer López replaces Ladislav Krejcí.
80' Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Jhon Arias replaces Hwang Hee-Chan.
79' Attempt missed. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jurriën Timber.
75' Attempt missed. Viktor Gyökeres (Arsenal) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Leandro Trossard.
74' Attempt missed. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right.
73' Mikel Merino (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
73' Foul by Ladislav Krejcí (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
70' Own Goal by Sam Johnstone, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Arsenal 1, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0.
69' Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Toti Gomes.
69' Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Tolu Arokodare replaces Jørgen Strand Larsen.
69' Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Jackson Tchatchoua replaces Matt Doherty.
68' Attempt saved. Declan Rice (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Sam Johnstone (Wolverhampton Wanderers). Assisted by Leandro Trossard.
66' Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Sam Johnstone.
66' Attempt missed. Declan Rice (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
65' Matt Doherty (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
64' Foul by Matt Doherty (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
64' Viktor Gyökeres (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
64' Foul by Piero Hincapié (Arsenal).
64' Jørgen Strand Larsen (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
63' Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
63' Foul by Matt Doherty (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
62' Foul by Declan Rice (Arsenal).
62' Matt Doherty (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
62' Attempt blocked. Mikel Merino (Arsenal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Myles Lewis-Skelly.
60' Hwang Hee-Chan (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
59' Foul by Hwang Hee-Chan (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
59' Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
58' Substitution, Arsenal. Mikel Merino replaces Martín Zubimendi.
57' Substitution, Arsenal. Leandro Trossard replaces Gabriel Martinelli.
57' Substitution, Arsenal. Martin Ødegaard replaces Eberechi Eze.
57' Attempt missed. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Piero Hincapié.
56' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
55' Delay in match because of an injury Toti Gomes (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
55' Delay in match because of an injury Bukayo Saka (Arsenal).
55' Foul by Jørgen Strand Larsen (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
55' Eberechi Eze (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
54' Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Hwang Hee-Chan.
53' Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Matt Doherty.
53' Piero Hincapié (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
53' Foul by Hwang Hee-Chan (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
51' Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
51' Foul by Hwang Hee-Chan (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
50' Yerson Mosquera (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
50' Foul by Viktor Gyökeres (Arsenal).
49' Handball by Piero Hincapié (Arsenal).
48' Attempt missed. Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
45' Second Half begins Arsenal 0, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0.
45'+5' First Half ends, Arsenal 0, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0.
45'+2' Foul by Hwang Hee-Chan (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
45'+2' Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+2' Attempt blocked. Jørgen Strand Larsen (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by David Møller Wolfe with a cross.
45'+1' Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
45'+1' Foul by Matt Doherty (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
45' Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
42' Jurriën Timber (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
42' Foul by Hwang Hee-Chan (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
38' Offside, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Hwang Hee-Chan is caught offside.
38' Attempt missed. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
37' Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Matt Doherty.
37' Attempt blocked. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Bukayo Saka with a cross.
33' Attempt missed. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Declan Rice with a cross following a corner.
33' Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by André.
33' Attempt blocked. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Myles Lewis-Skelly.
32' Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Emmanuel Agbadou.
31' Substitution, Arsenal. Myles Lewis-Skelly replaces Ben White because of an injury.
30' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
29' Delay in match because of an injury Yerson Mosquera (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
29' Delay in match because of an injury Ben White (Arsenal).
27' Attempt saved. Hwang Hee-Chan (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by David Raya (Arsenal). Assisted by Yerson Mosquera.
23' Foul by Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal).
23' Matt Doherty (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
21' Foul by Hwang Hee-Chan (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
21' Jurriën Timber (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
19' Offside, Arsenal. Ben White is caught offside.
17' Hwang Hee-Chan (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
17' Foul by Jurriën Timber (Arsenal).
17' Attempt missed. Declan Rice (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Bukayo Saka with a cross.
16' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
14' Delay in match because of an injury João Gomes (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
13' João Gomes (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
13' Foul by Eberechi Eze (Arsenal).
9' Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
9' Foul by David Møller Wolfe (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
7' Attempt missed. Jurriën Timber (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Bukayo Saka with a cross.
6' Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by André.
5' Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
5' Foul by Matt Doherty (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
1' Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
1' Foul by Matt Doherty (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

Recent form

Arsenal W L W D W

W Bayern Munich 3-1 UEFA Champions League
D at Chelsea 1-1 Premier League
W Brentford 2-0 Premier League
L at Aston Villa 2-1 Premier League
W at Club Brugge 3-0 UEFA Champions League

Wolverhampton Wanderers L L L L L

L at Chelsea 3-0 Premier League
L Crystal Palace 2-0 Premier League
L at Aston Villa 1-0 Premier League
L Nottingham Forest 1-0 Premier League
L Manchester United 4-1 Premier League

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ARS leads series 5-0

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