English Premier League

Wolves vs Arsenal 2023-24 English Premier League

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  • 45': Leandro Trossard
  • 90'+5': Martin Ødegaard

Arsenal bounce back to go top with win over Wolves

Goals from Leandro Trossard and Martin Odegaard gave Arsenal a gritty 2-0 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers that sent them back to the top of the Premier League table on Saturday after a game that otherwise won't live long in the memory.

Match Commentary

  • 29': Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 32': Toti Gomes (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 35': Declan Rice (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 35': Maximilian Kilman (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45': Goal! Wolverhampton Wanderers 0, Arsenal 1. Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Gabriel Jesus.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0, Arsenal 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Wolverhampton Wanderers 0, Arsenal 1.
  • 51': Hwang Hee-Chan (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 51': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Mario Lemina replaces Hwang Hee-Chan.
  • 72': Substitution, Arsenal. Gabriel Martinelli replaces Leandro Trossard.
  • 75': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Pablo Sarabia replaces Tawanda Chirewa.
  • 75': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Rayan Aït-Nouri replaces Matt Doherty.
  • 80': Substitution, Arsenal. Thomas Partey replaces Gabriel Jesus.
  • 90'+5': Goal! Wolverhampton Wanderers 0, Arsenal 2. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the centre of the goal.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0, Arsenal 2.

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Molineux Stadium
Location: Wolverhampton, England
Attendance: 31,621

English Premier League Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+57 Arsenal 35 80 5
+50 Manchester City 34 79 3
+41 Liverpool 35 75 4
+21 Aston Villa 35 67 8
Full Table

Statistics

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9 Fouls 14
2 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 1
2 Corner Kicks 1
3 Saves 7
53.7 Possession 46.3
24 SHOTS 5
9 ON GOAL 3
0.4 On Target % 0.6
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
469 Accurate Passes 381
537 Passes 465
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
3 Accurate Crosses 0
11 Crosses 6
0.3 Cross % 0.0
38 Long Balls 63
24 Accurate Long Balls 21
0.6 Long Balls % 0.3
9 Blocked Shots 0
7 Effective Tackles 15
11 Tackles 23
0.6 Tackle % 0.7
7 Interceptions 1
7 Effective Clearances 23
7 Clearances 23

Line-Ups

WOL Wolverhampton Wanderers (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 José Sá (GK)
23 Max Kilman Yellow Card
4 Santiago Bueno
24 Tote Gomes Yellow Card
2 Matt Doherty
6 Boubacar Traoré
20 Tommy Doyle
17 Hugo Bueno
8 João Gomes
62 Tawanda Chirewa
11 Hwang Hee-Chan Yellow Card

ARS Arsenal (4-3-3)

No. Name
22 David Raya (GK)
6 Gabriel
2 William Saliba
15 Jakub Kiwior
4 Ben White
41 Declan Rice Yellow Card
29 Kai Havertz
8 Martin Ødegaard
9 Gabriel Jesus
19 Leandro Trossard Yellow Card
7 Bukayo Saka

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