Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Arsenal (3-1)
Arsenal’s hopes of binding a top-four place were dealt a blow as Wolves cruised to a 3-1 Premier League at Molineux on Wednesday.
Any thoughts the Gunners would come to winning ways that when Sunday’s damaging defeat to Crystal Palace destroyed throughout 17 minutes within the half, that saw Wolves score three times.
Ruben Neves got them up and working with a beautiful free-kick shortly before the 30 minutes mark, whereas Matt Doherty and Diogo Jota place the sport to bed before the interval when some generous defensive from Unai Emery’s facet.
The defeat leaves Arsenal – UN agency scored a late consolation through Sokratis Papastathopoulos – a degree behind fourth-place Chelsea, whereas Wolves are currently one purpose before Watford in seventh.
Arsenal dominated the first exchanges however it had been Wolves UN agency sculpted out the primary clear openings, Joao Moutinho whipping wide from twenty yards and Raul poet urging over from shut vary.
Neves’ fourth goal of the campaign placed them on their method when twenty-eight minutes, the Portugal international curling a 25-yard free-kick within Bernd Leno’s right-hand post, before Doherty headed Jonny’s cross past the flailing German goalkeeper 9 minutes later.
Jota then rounded off a surprising first-half show, jinking past two defenders and compressing an occasional shot out the weak resistance of the beleaguered Leno.
Arsenal comeback didn’t materialize within the play and poet ought to have added a fourth for the hosts when sixty-eight minutes, the North American country striker was blazing full when a flowing move.
Sokratis headed home Granit Xhaka’s corner ten minutes from time. However, the harm had been done throughout that blistering first-half spell as Wolves secured a first ever Premier League win against the Gunners.
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Goals Wolverhampton Wanderers
| 28′ | Wolverhampton Wanderers | R. Neves |
| 37′ | Wolverhampton Wanderers | M. Doherty |
| 45+2′ | Wolverhampton Wanderers | D. Jota |
Goals Arsenal
| 80′ | Arsenal | Sokratis |
Wolverhampton Wanderers Lineups
| 11 | Rui Patrício |
| 5 | Ryan Bennett |
| 16 | Conor Coady |
| 15 | Willy Boly |
| 2 | Matt Doherty |
| 32 | Leander Dendoncker |
| 8 | Rúben Neves |
| 28 | João Moutinho |
| 19 | Jonny Castro |
| 9 | Raúl Jiménez |
| 18 | Diogo Jota |
Arsenal Lineups
| 19 | Bernd Leno |
| 15 | Ainsley Maitland-Niles |
| 5 | Sokratis |
| 6 | Laurent Koscielny |
| 18 | Nacho Monreal |
| 11 | Lucas Torreira |
| 34 | Granit Xhaka |
| 7 | Henrikh Mkhitaryan |
| 10 | Mesut Özil |
| 17 | Alex Iwobi |
| 9 | Alexandre Lacazette |
Wolverhampton Wanderers – Arsenal Match Statistics
Wolverhampton Wanderers |
Arsenal |
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| 11 | Shots Total | 10 |
| 3 | Shots on goal | 1 |
| 5 | Shots off goal | 4 |
| 3 | Shots blocked | 5 |
| 8 | Shots inside box | 4 |
| 3 | Shots outside box | 6 |
| 11 | Fouls | 8 |
| 4 | Corners | 5 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| Saves | ||
| 29% | Possession Time | 71% |
| 267 | Passes Total | 649 |
| 201 | Accurate Passes | 573 |
| 75% | Accurate Passes% | 88% |
— Arsenal FC (@Arsenal) April 24, 2019