WOLVERHAMPTON. Arsenal prevails over Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-0 after M. Odegaard scores a double.

The match was played at the Molineux Stadium stadium in Wolverhampton on Saturday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Stuart Attwell with the collaboration of Harry Lennard and Darren Cann. The 4th official was Thomas Bramall. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 11.3 degrees Celsius or 52.41 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 92%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Arsenal had a strong ball possession 63% while Wolverhampton Wanderers was struggling with a 37% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Arsenal was more pushing with 58 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Arsenal won the match.​

Wolverhampton Wanderers shot 11 times, 2 on target, 9 off target. On the opposite side, Arsenal shot 14 times, 4 on target, 10 off target.

Cards

Wolverhampton Wanderers received 3 yellow cards (Toti, B. Traore and H. Bueno). On the opposite side, Arsenal received 2 yellow cards (T. Partey and Gabriel).

Standings

After this match, Wolverhampton Wanderers will stay with 10 points to hold in the 20th place. On the other side, Arsenal will have 37 points to sit in the 1st place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Wolverhampton Wanderers will play away with Manchester United on the 13th of May with a 11-4 head to head statistic in favor of Manchester United (4 draws).

Arsenal will host Brighton & Hove Albion on the 13th of May with a 5-5 head to head record.

Wolverhampton Wanderers – Formation

Wolverhampton Wanderers started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).

The manager Steven Peter Davis decided to play with the following team: José Sá (6.3), Nélson Semedo (6.6), Nathan Collins (6.5), Max Kilman (6.8), Toti Gomes (6.9), Hugo Bueno (7.0), Boubacar Traoré (7.1), Rúben Neves (6.5), João Moutinho (6.6), Adama Traoré (7.0) and Gonçalo Guedes (7.4).

The home team had on the bench: Yerson Mosquera, Joe Hodge, Connor Ronan, Matheus Nunes (6.8), Chem Campbell, Daniel Podence (6.9), Matija Šarkić, Rayan Aït Nouri and Dexter Lembikisa (6.2).

Substitutions

Wolverhampton Wanderers made 3 changes: J. Moutinho for D. Podence (68′), N. Semedo for D. Lembikisa (68′) and Toti for Matheus Nunes (80′).

Best player: Gonçalo Guedes​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Wolverhampton Wanderers was Gonçalo Guedes.

His rating is (7.4) with 24 passes (79% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 7. He performed 5 crosses.

Arsenal – Formation

Arsenal started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Mikel Arteta Amatriain played with: Aaron Ramsdale (7.1), Benjamin White (7.5), William Saliba (6.6), Gabriel Magalhães (7.5), Oleksandr Zinchenko (6.8), Martin Ødegaard (8.4), Thomas Partey (6.7), Granit Xhaka (6.3), Bukayo Saka (6.8), Gabriel Jesus (7.2) and Gabriel Martinelli (6.9).

They had on the bench: Edward Nketiah, Matt Turner, Cédric Soares, Fábio Vieira (7.1), Mohamed Elneny, Marquinhos, Kieran Tierney, Rob Holding and Reiss Nelson.

Substitutions

Arsenal made 4 changes: G. Xhaka for F. Vieira (16′), B. Saka for R. Nelson (90′), F. Vieira for M. Elneny (90′) and O. Zinchenko for Cedric (90′).

Best player: Martin Ødegaard​

The most impressive player for Arsenal was Martin Ødegaard.

His rating is (8.4) with 2 goals, 50 passes (84% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 7. He performed 3 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Premier League.​

• Wolverhampton Wanderers – Arsenal – 0-2
• West Ham United – Leicester City – 0-2
• Tottenham Hotspur – Leeds United – 4-3
• Nottingham Forest – Crystal Palace – 1-0
• Newcastle United – Chelsea – 1-0
• Manchester City – Brentford – 1-2
• Liverpool – Southampton – 3-1
• AFC Bournemouth – Everton – 3-0