English Premier League

Arsenal vs Wolves 2022-23 English Premier League

  • 11': Granit Xhaka
  • 14': Granit Xhaka
  • 27': Bukayo Saka
  • 58': Gabriel Jesus
  • 78': Jakub Kiwior
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5 - 0

Granit Xhaka bows out with brace as Arsenal blast Wolves

Arsenal romped to a 5-0 win against Wolverhampton Wanderers on Sunday, with Granit Xhaka bagging two of the goals in what is expected to be his final game of an incident-packed seven years at the club.

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 11': Goal! Arsenal 1, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0. Granit Xhaka (Arsenal) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Gabriel Jesus with a cross.
  • 14': Goal! Arsenal 2, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0. Granit Xhaka (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 27': Goal! Arsenal 3, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Leandro Trossard.
  • 45': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Rayan Aït-Nouri replaces Hugo Bueno.
  • 45': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Rúben Neves replaces Matheus Nunes.
  • 58': Goal! Arsenal 4, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0. Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) header from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Leandro Trossard.
  • 60': Substitution, Arsenal. Reiss Nelson replaces Bukayo Saka because of an injury.
  • 68': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Boubacar Traoré replaces Hwang Hee-Chan.
  • 68': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Toti replaces Maximilian Kilman.
  • 75': Substitution, Arsenal. Fábio Vieira replaces Granit Xhaka.
  • 75': Substitution, Arsenal. Emile Smith Rowe replaces Martin Ødegaard.
  • 78': Goal! Arsenal 5, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0. Jakub Kiwior (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Emile Smith Rowe following a corner.
  • 79': Substitution, Arsenal. Eddie Nketiah replaces Leandro Trossard.
  • 80': Substitution, Arsenal. Kieran Tierney replaces Jakub Kiwior.
  • 84': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Joseph Hodge replaces João Gomes.

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Emirates Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 60,095

English Premier League Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+46 Liverpool 35 82 3
+33 Arsenal 35 67 4
+24 Manchester City 36 65 9
+21 Newcastle United 35 63 10
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Statistics

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11 Fouls 8
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 1
4 Corner Kicks 8
3 Saves 0
49 Possession 51
6 SHOTS 14
0 ON GOAL 8
0.0 On Target % 0.6
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
380 Accurate Passes 406
432 Passes 456
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
3 Accurate Crosses 1
15 Crosses 14
0.2 Cross % 0.1
40 Long Balls 32
19 Accurate Long Balls 17
0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
2 Blocked Shots 2
4 Effective Tackles 14
9 Tackles 17
0.4 Tackle % 0.8
2 Interceptions 2
22 Effective Clearances 14
22 Clearances 14

Line-Ups

ARS Arsenal (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Aaron Ramsdale (GK)
6 Gabriel Magalhães
4 Ben White
15 Jakub Kiwior
5 Thomas Partey
20 Jorginho
34 Granit Xhaka
8 Martin Ødegaard
9 Gabriel Jesus
19 Leandro Trossard
7 Bukayo Saka

WOL Wolverhampton Wanderers (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 José Sá (GK)
23 Max Kilman
4 Nathan Collins
64 Hugo Bueno
22 Nélson Semedo
5 Mario Lemina
35 João Gomes
27 Matheus Nunes
9 Raúl Jiménez
11 Hwang Hee-Chan
37 Adama Traoré

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