ARSENAL beat Wolves 1-0 in the Premier League tonight thanks to Gabriel’s first-half goal.
The Gunners had to hang on for the win, however, as Gabriel Martinelli was sent off in the second half of the game.
- RESULT: Wolves 0-1 Arsenal
- Wolves XI: Sa, Nelson Semedo, Kilman, Coady, Saiss, Marcall, Dendoncker, Trincao, Jimenez, Podence
- Arsenal XI: Ramsdale, Cedric, White, Gabriel, Tierney, Partey, Xhaka, Odeagaard, Saka, Martinelli, Lacazette
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FT: Wolves 0 Arsenal 1
Arsenal move up to fifth in the table.
They move above Manchester United and are now only a point behind West Ham, with two games in hand.
Wolves find themselves in eighth spot, two points behind Tottenham.
FT: Wolves 0 Arsenal 1
The Arsenal fans celebrate.
Big three points for Mikel Arteta.
More worries up top with Martinelli’s sending off but that is tomorrow’s concern.
Wolves 0 Arsenal 1
90+3. The home support starts to leave.
Can never understand fans doing that.
You’ve bought your ticket, get your money’s worth.
Is the traffic that bad this time of night?
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90+2. Wolves have a corner.
The ball is swung into the box but in the melee of players, Arsenal manage to head clear.
The ball comes straight back and Wolves win a throw in.
Wolves 0 Arsenal 1
90. We will have five additional minutes here at Molineux.
Wolves 0 Arsenal 1
88. All Arsenal need to do is to see this game out now.
They got themselves in front and just need to shut up shop to get the win.
Ramsdale tries to run down the clock as he takes a free kick.
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86. The travelling Arsenal fans make themselves heard, trying to will their team on to get all three points.
Smith-Rowe clears looking for Nketiah but the striker is all alone in the Wolves half now.
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84. Wolves are starting to look more like themselves now.
Good interplay, players getting down the flank and putting some quality balls into the box.
This could be defence versus attack for the remainder of the game.
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82. Absolute drama in the Arsenal six yard box.
The ball is worked from one side to the other but no one can get that elusive touch to turn it into the net.
Dendoncker’s header is tipped over the bar by Ramsdale.
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80. Wolves take Coady off for Fabio Silva.
Arsenal bring off Lacazette for Nketiah.
Both captains leave the pitch.
Wolves 0 Arsenal 1
78. Smith-Rowe breaks on the counter for Arsenal.
He seemed to run out of gas as he got into the Wolves area.
Coady recovers the ball as it is now Wolves’ turn to counter.
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76. Wolves are seeing more of the ball now the numbers on the pitch favours them.
They need to commit more bodies forward in search of this equaliser.
The crowd are right behind them.
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73. The ball is played into the box by Wolves and Ramsdale meets it with a limp-wristed fist.
The ball drops to Saiss who drives a shot at goal but Ramsdale makes amends and tips it over for a corner.
Wolves cannot create anything from the set piece.
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72. Big chance for Arsenal!
Great ball threaded through from halfway setting Lacazette clean through against the keeper.
He looks to find the far corner and misses the post narrowly.
Will Arsenal live to rue that miss?
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70. It is all going on here as Wolves have a goal chalked off from the resulting free kick.
Back to Martinelli, he pushed the Wolves man to the ground taking the throw in to which the referee allows play to continue.
He then hacks down a Wolves player running towards the box.
Silly boy.
Red card – Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal)
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67. Foul on Tierney as he gets in front of Semedo to win the ball.
Odegaard comes off for Smith-Rowe.
The Norwegian has been very quiet tonight.
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65. Foul on Gabriel just inside their own half.
Before he goes to take the free kick, he drops to the floor holding his hamstring.
He is back up pretty soon.
Gabriel needs to be careful as he was booked minutes earlier for timewasting.
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62. Arteta’s team are trying to get forward but Lacazette is having to come deep looking for the ball of the time.
He links play up well but it leaves The Gunners with no presence up top.
Neither side can seem to string more than four passes together without giving the ball away currently.
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59. Neves goes in hard on Lacazette.
No complaints with the yellow card there.
Apart from the Arsenal players who try to demand a red from the referee.
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57. Tierney wins an Arsenal corner down the left flank.
Odegaard and Martinelli work it short.
The deep cross prevents Arsenal from working the ball into the box and Wolves look to clear.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
