Arsenal fightback after Hwang gave an early lead to the Wolves in the 10th minute, by having a 100% conversion rate, 20 touches, 7 duels contested, 5 duels won, 3 ball recoveries, 2 tackles, 1 shot and 1 goal making the most of a gift from Gabriel. The Arsenal midfield saw a lot of play and pass among Moutinho and Neves.” Shoooooooot” shouted the crowd in the 38th minute urging Thomas Party to help the Gunners tally the scoresheet but the Ghanaian threw the shot away in the stands.
After a lot of corner balls, finally came the 81st minute where Odegaard spooned a pass over the defender, pulling it back for Pepe who banged it in for the equaliser. Soon after, the Emirates rang the bells of victory as the Gunners move above the table below Manchester United with two matches in hand. The 90+5 minute saw Lacazette’s shot heading in as the keeper got a hand to it but inadvertently helped it into the net.
Arsenal had to avoid relegation with the last three defeats in the first three games to seal a win and gain points. Arteta explained the importance of winning a game in the post-match interview in the league as he wants to fight for the places at the end of May for positive positions under the table, dreaming of returning to the Premier League for the first time since the 2016-17 season.
Wolves took the loss back home unhappy but proud. Bruno Lage, Wolves’ manager, said, “I’m unhappy because we lost but at the same time proud of my players. To take from this game it was a good performance and the good chances we created. We are working well. Sometimes you do the right things and don’t win, so now is to move on”. Arsenal faces Watford next in action on the 6th of March.
