Arsenal clutches a 2-1 win against Wolverhampton Wanderers. HIGHLIGHTS

LONDON. Arsenal conquered Wolverhampton Wanderers to win 2-1. A goal from M. Cunha was decisive in the 86min.

December 3, 2023

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LONDON. Arsenal overcome Wolverhampton Wanderers to win 2-1. A goal from M. Cunha was decisive in the 86min. It was Arsenal to strike first with an early goal of Bukayo Saka at the 6′. Then Martin Ødegaard scored again for Arsenal in the 13′ minute. Eventually, Matheus Cunha reduced the distance for Wolverhampton Wanderers (86′). Eventually, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Arsenal made the most of its superior ball possession (56%).

The match was played at the Emirates Stadium stadium in London on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 60,262 spectators. The referee was Peter Bankes with the support of Edward Smart and Nick Greenhalgh. The 4th official was Thomas Bramall. The weather was light rain. The temperature was quite cold at 4.26 degrees Celsius or 39.67 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 95%.

Match Statistics

Arsenal

2 - 1

Wolverhampton Wanderers

56 Ball Possession 44

Shots

19 Total 6
6 On Target 3
8 Off Target 3
5 Shots blocked 0

136 Attack 67
93 Dangerous attack 29
81 Ball safe 79

0 Penalties 0
4 Corners 0

Fouls

10 Total 4
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Arsenal had a strong ball possession 56% while Wolverhampton Wanderers was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Arsenal had a more offensive attitude with 93 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Arsenal won the match.

Arsenal shot 19 times, 6 on target, 8 off target. On the other side, Wolverhampton Wanderers shot 6 times, 3 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Arsenal received 1 yellow card (William Saliba). On the opposite side, Wolverhampton Wanderers received 2 yellow cards (Matheus Cunha and Hee-chan Hwang).

Match Timeline

Bukayo Saka (goal)Takehiro Tomiyasu

Martin Ødegaard(goal)Oleksandr Zinchenko

13'

23'

Daniel Bentley- sub ->José Sá

62'

Matt Doherty- sub ->Hugo Bueno

63'

Pablo Sarabia- sub ->Jean-Ricner Bellegarde

Edward Nketiah- sub ->Gabriel Jesus

67'

William Saliba- Yellow

68'

Kai Havertz- sub ->Gabriel Martinelli

77'

Ben White- sub ->Takehiro Tomiyasu

79'

86'

Matheus Cunha(goal)Nélson Semedo

88'

Hee-chan Hwang- Yellow

90'

J. Kiwior- sub ->Bukayo Saka

90'

Jorginho- sub ->Martin Ødegaard

90'

Matheus Cunha- Yellow

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

Brighton & Hove Albion

AFC Bournemouth

Crystal Palace

Wolverhampton Wanderers

After this match, Arsenal has 33 points to hold in the 1st place. On the opposite side, Wolverhampton Wanderers will stays with 15 points like Crystal Palace and Fulham to remain in the 13th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Arsenal will host Everton on the 19th of May with a 23-9 head to head stats in favor of Arsenal (8 draws).

Wolverhampton Wanderers will play away against Liverpool on the 19th of May with a 15-4 head to head statistic in favor of Liverpool (2 draws).

Arsenal – Formation

Arsenal

David Raya 22.Spain

6.8

William Saliba 2.France

6.8

68'

Gabriel Magalhães 6.Brazil

7.3

Oleksandr Zinchenko 35.Ukraine

7.0

Takehiro Tomiyasu 18.Japan

7.7

79'

Martin Ødegaard 8.Norway

9.4

90'

13'

Declan Rice 41.England

7.7

Leandro Trossard 19.Belgium

6.7

Bukayo Saka 7.England

8.2

90'

Gabriel Jesus 9.Brazil

6.4

67'

Gabriel Martinelli 11.Brazil

7.1

77'

Substitutes

Aaron Ramsdale 1.England

Ben White 4.England

6.3

79'

J. Kiwior 15.Poland

90'

Cédric Soares 17.Portugal

Kai Havertz 29.Germany

6.4

77'

Jorginho 20.Italy

90'

Mohamed Elneny 25.Egypt

Edward Nketiah 14.England

6.4

67'

Reiss Nelson 24.England

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

The manager Mikel Arteta Amatriain decided to play with the following team: David Raya (6.8), Takehiro Tomiyasu (7.7), William Saliba (6.8), Gabriel Magalhães (7.3), Oleksandr Zinchenko (7.0), Martin Ødegaard (9.4), Declan Rice (7.7), Leandro Trossard (6.7), Bukayo Saka (8.2), Gabriel Jesus (6.4) and Gabriel Martinelli (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Ben White (6.3), Kai Havertz (6.4), Aaron Ramsdale, Eddie Nketiah (6.4), Jakub Kiwior, Cédric Soares, Jorginho, Reiss Nelson and Mohamed Elneny.

Arsenal could not rely on the presence of Ben White (injured).

Substitutions

Arsenal made 5 changes: Gabriel Jesus for Eddie Nketiah (67′), Gabriel Martinelli for Kai Havertz (77′), Takehiro Tomiyasu for Ben White (79′), Bukayo Saka for Jakub Kiwior (90′) and Martin Ødegaard for Jorginho (90′).

Player of the match: Martin Ødegaard

The player that probably impressed the most for Arsenal was Martin Ødegaard .

His rating is (9.4) with 1 goal, 87 passes (89% accurate) and 6 key passes. He performed 3 crosses.

Wolverhampton Wanderers – Formation

Wolverhampton Wanderers

José Sá 1.Portugal

6.4

23'

Craig Dawson 15.England

6.6

Max Kilman 23.England

6.6

Toti 24.Portugal

6.8

Thomas Doyle 20.England

7.3

90'

Nélson Semedo 22.Portugal

7.1

Jean-Ricner Bellegarde 27.France

6.4

63'

Boubacar Traoré 6.Mali

6.4

Hugo Bueno 17.Spain

6.7

62'

Hee-chan Hwang 11.South Korea

7.0

88'

Matheus Cunha 12.Brazil

7.5

90'

86'

Substitutes

Daniel Bentley 25.England

7.7

23'

Matt Doherty 2.Republic of Ireland

6.7

62'

Santiago Bueno 4.Uruguay

Justin Hubner 67.Netherlands

Pablo Sarabia 21.Spain

6.8

63'

T. Chirewa 62.England

M. Whittingham 65.England

Fábio Silva 9.Portugal

Sasa Kalajdzic 18.Austria

90'

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

Gary O’Neil played with: José Sá (6.4), Max Kilman (6.6), Craig Dawson (6.6), Toti (6.8), Nélson Semedo (7.1), B. Traoré (6.4), Tommy Doyle (7.3), Jean-Ricner Bellegarde (6.4), Hugo Bueno (6.7), Matheus Cunha (7.5) and Hee-chan Hwang (7.0).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Matt Doherty (6.7), Pablo Sarabia (6.8), Santiago Bueno, Fábio Silva, Sasa Kalajdzic, Daniel Bentley (7.7), Tawanda Chirewa, Matthew Whittingham and Justin Hubner.

Wolverhampton Wanderers could not rely on the presence of Daniel Bentley (injured).

Substitutions

Wolverhampton Wanderers made 4 changes: José Sá for Daniel Bentley (23′), Hugo Bueno for Matt Doherty (62′), Jean-Ricner Bellegarde for Pablo Sarabia (63′) and Tommy Doyle for Sasa Kalajdzic (90′).

Player of the match: Daniel Bentley

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Wolverhampton Wanderers was the goalkeeper: Daniel Bentley. His rating is 7.65. He performed 3 saves.