ARSENAL left it late but BEAT Wolves 2-1 thanks to Alexandre Lacazette’s late goal at the Emirates.
Hwang Hee-Chan scored early in the game for Wolves before Nicolas Pepe equalised and Lacazette completed the comeback for Mikel Arteta’s side.
- RESULT: Arsenal 2-1 Wolves
- Arsenal XI: Ramsdale, Cedric, White, Gabriel, Tierney, Partey, Xhaka, Saka, Odegaard, Martinelli, Lacazette
- Wolves XI: Sa, Seemed, Kilman, Coady, Saiss, Ait-Nouri, Neves, Moutinho, Hwang, Jimenez, Podence
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FT: Arsenal 2-1 Wolves
Arsenal are without a game this weekend.
They will travel to Watford next.
Hoping to watch the teams around them drop points in the meantime.
FT: Arsenal 2-1 Wolves
That is the sort of drama Arsenal fans have been craving at The Emirates for years now.
Passion, hunger and a will to win, that is all fans want to see.
Arsenal have been left wanting all too often but not tonight, this is the mentality the fans want to see more and more.
FT: Arsenal 2-1 Wolves
Arsenal move up to fifth in the table, a point behind Man Utd with two games in hand over their old rivals.
The replay shows that goal will be put down as an own goal for Jose Sa but Arsenal fans will not care one bit.
The ball was never going in without the keeper’s assistance though.
FT: Arsenal 2-1 Wolves
The referee blows his whistle and The Emirates erupts.
Fans hug and celebrate.
What a big win that is for Mikel Arteta’s team.
Arsenal 2-1 Wolves
95. Unbelievable scenes here in North London.
Pepe does well to slot the striker in.
Jose Sa comes out, Lacazette scuffs his shot and with some serious help from the Wolves keeper the ball nestles in the back of the net.
Goal – Lacazette scores for Arsenal!
Arsenal 1-1 Wolves
90+4. It is like two tired boxers exchanging blows in the final round at the moment.
They both want to win it and need to throw the punch to win it but they are tired and more than aware that a similar blow ends the evening for them.
Arsenal 1-1 Wolves
90+2. Nketiah has looked lively since he has come on.
He likes to run at people which is what we all want to see.
Saka loses the ball in the final third and Wolves look to counter.
Arsenal 1-1 Wolves
90. We are going to have six additional minutes.
Still anyone’s game to win.
Arsenal have a corner, Xhaka still has anger issues.
Arsenal 1-1 Wolves
88. Granit Xhaka could start a fight in an empty room.
This time he is man-handling Raul Jimenez assuming he is the player Wolves are looking to bring off.
He isn’t but am sure he appreciates being thrown around like a rag-doll.
I bet Christmas dinner is interesting in the Xhaka household.
Arsenal 1-1 Wolves
87. Saka gets down the wing and crosses the ball into the box.
Wolves head clear, only as far as Odegaard who shoots for goal.
His effort grazes the top the roof of the net on the way over.
Arsenal 1-1 Wolves – Neto chance!
85. Big chance for Wolves there.
Great play from Ait-Nouri down the left and he cut it back from the byline to the penalty spot.
Neto shoots wide of the far post.
Arsenal 1-1 Wolves
84. This should be a great end to this game now.
It will ask the question of Wolves as to whether they still want to go for the win themselves too.
Both teams want the three points here.
Arsenal 1-1 Wolves
82. Nketiah does well getting to the byline and cutting it back to Pepe with his back to goal.
He spins his marker and strikes the ball passed Jose Sa.
Great turn and finish by Pepe.
Goal – Nicolas Pepe scores for Arsenal!
Arsenal 0-1 Wolves
80. As we move into the final ten minutes or so everything moves more and more into the Wolves’ playbook.
They will look to catch Arsenal on the counter as their desperation pushes them forward more.
A goal for the visitors would kill the game off and send the fans streaming for the exits.
Arsenal 0-1 Wolves
78. Not that they are easy to find without costing the earth but Arsenal so could have done with a Phillipe Coutinho type player.
The fans try to will the players into something.
Even a draw would be a disappointing evening.
Arsenal 0-1 Wolves – Arsenal change
76. Cedric comes off for Nketiah.
Wolves continue to probe the Arsenal back line.
Arsenal 0-1 Wolves
74. Wolves are asking the question about what seemed to be Cedric hitting Hwang with a nasty elbow.
VAR is ‘out to lunch’ as usual when anything like this crops up.
Hwang is brought off as a result.
Arsenal 0-1 Wolves – Lacazette chance!
72. Managing to find himself room in the box to shoot at the angle, the Frenchman draws a good save from Jose Sa.
The corner comes in from Saka but is dealt with by Wolves.
White has a pot-shot from the edge of the box but again doesn’t trouble the ‘shots on target’ stats.
Arsenal 0-1 Wolves – Arsenal changes
70. Arsenal bring on Pepe for Martinelli.
Just prior to the change Partey hit one from distance high and wide.
One that will go in Thomas, one day.
Arsenal 0-1 Wolves
68. Even the fans are struggling to stay motivated in this one as the ones drops to a hush again.
Arsenal are knocking the ball around but Wolves are letting them do that in areas where they cannot hurt their opponents.
When they stray further upfield Wolves disrupt their play and win the ball back.
Arsenal 0-1 Wolves
66. Arsenal seem to lack creativity in and around the box.
That bit of ingenuity to unlock a defence.
They haven’t had a meaningful effort on goal in an over an hour of football here so far tonight.
Arsenal 0-1 Wolves
64. Lacazette shoots, Wolves block.
The ball spirals into the air and Jose Sa comes and collects under no challenge from any player.
All too easy for Wolves to keep Arsenal out currently.
Arsenal 0-1 Wolves
63. Jonny fouls Lacazette outside of the box.
A perfect distance to have a shot at goal.
Cedric, Lacazette, Odegaard and Xhaka all stand over it.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
