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LONDON. Arsenal prevails over Wolverhampton Wanderers with a 2-0 win with a goal from K. Havertz (25′) and a goal from B. Saka (74′).
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 60,261 spectators. The referee was Jarred Gillett with the help of Darren Cann and Nick Greenhalgh. The 4th official was Gavin Ward. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was pleasant at 22.7 degrees Celsius or 72.86 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 36%.
Match Statistics
- 53 Ball Possession 47
Shots
- 18 Total 9
- 6 On Target 3
- 6 Off Target 5
- 6 Shots blocked 2
- 95 Attack 80
- 56 Dangerous attack 42
- 86 Ball safe 77
- 0 Penalties 0
- 8 Corners 2
Fouls
- 17 Total 14
- 2 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
The ball possession was not so different. Arsenal was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. Wolverhampton Wanderers that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Arsenal was more aggressive with 56 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Arsenal won the match.
Arsenal shot 18 times, 6 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, Wolverhampton Wanderers shot 9 times, 3 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Arsenal received 2 yellow cards (Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Jesus). Regarding the opposition, Wolverhampton Wanderers received 3 yellow cards (Toti, João Gomes and Gary O’Neil).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Arsenal has 3 points to occupy the 2nd place in the standings. Talking about the opposition, Wolverhampton Wanderers stays with 0 points (18th).
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Arsenal will play away against Aston Villa on the 24th of August with a 17-9 head to head in favor of Arsenal (18 draws).
Wolverhampton Wanderers will host Chelsea on the 25th of August with a 10-6 head to head in favor of Chelsea (6 draws).
Arsenal – Formation
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Arsenal started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Mikel Arteta Amatriain decided to play with the following team: David Raya
, Ben White , William Saliba , Gabriel Magalhães , Oleksandr Zinchenko , Martin Ødegaard , Thomas Partey , Declan Rice , Bukayo Saka , Kai Havertz and Gabriel Martinelli .The home team had on the bench: Aaron Ramsdale, Gabriel Jesus
, Jurriën Timber , Edward Nketiah, Leandro Trossard , Jorginho, Reiss Nelson, Riccardo Calafiori and Ethan Nwaneri.Arsenal could not rely on the presence of Gabriel Jesus (injured).
Substitutions
Arsenal made 3 changes: Oleksandr Zinchenko for Jurriën Timber (69′), Declan Rice for Gabriel Jesus (85′) and Bukayo Saka for Leandro Trossard (80′).
Player of the match: Bukayo Saka
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Arsenal was Bukayo Saka.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 20 passes (90% accurate) and 5 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 9. He performed 5 crosses.Wolverhampton Wanderers – Formation
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Wolverhampton Wanderers started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Gary O’Neil played with: Jérémy Pied, José Sá
, Matt Doherty , Yerson Mosquera , Toti , Rayan Aït-Nouri , João Gomes , Mario Lemina , Hee-chan Hwang , Jean-Ricner Bellegarde and Rodrigo Gomes , Jørgen Strand Larsen .They had on the bench: Pablo Sarabia
, Santiago Bueno, Daniel Podence , Matheus Cunha , Craig Dawson , Thomas Doyle, Chiquinho , Daniel Bentley and Gonçalo Guedes.Wolverhampton Wanderers could not rely on the presence of Craig Dawson (injured).
Substitutions
Wolverhampton Wanderers made 5 changes: Rayan Aït-Nouri for Craig Dawson (84′), João Gomes for Pablo Sarabia (84′), Jean-Ricner Bellegarde for Matheus Cunha (57′), Rodrigo Gomes for Daniel Podence (75′) and Jørgen Strand Larsen for Chiquinho (84′).
Player of the match: José Sá
The most impressive player for Wolverhampton Wanderers was the goalkeeper: José Sá. His rating is 7.24. He performed 4 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
- Ipswich Town – Liverpool – 0-2
- Arsenal – Wolverhampton Wanderers – 2-0
- Everton – Brighton & Hove Albion – 0-3
- Newcastle United – Southampton – 1-0
- Nottingham Forest – AFC Bournemouth – 1-1
- West Ham United – Aston Villa – 1-2