Arsenal vs Wolverhampton Wanderers, 2022-23 English Premier League

Granit Xhaka bows out with brace as Arsenal blast Wolves

Arsenal romped to a 5-0 win against Wolverhampton Wanderers on Sunday, with Granit Xhaka bagging two of the goals in what is expected to be his final game of an incident-packed seven years at the club.

• 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
• 0': First Half begins.
• 1': Foul by Granit Xhaka (Arsenal).
• 1': Matheus Nunes (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
• 1': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Mario Lemina.
• 3': Foul by Raúl Jiménez (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
• 3': Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 4': Foul by Thomas Partey (Arsenal).
• 4': Hwang Hee-Chan (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
• 5': Attempt blocked. Matheus Nunes (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is blocked.
• 5': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Gabriel Jesus.
• 9': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Thomas Partey.
• 11': Goal! Arsenal 1, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0. Granit Xhaka (Arsenal) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Gabriel Jesus with a cross.
• 14': Goal! Arsenal 2, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0. Granit Xhaka (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
• 15': Attempt blocked. Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard.
• 17': Foul by João Gomes (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
• 17': Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
• 17': Delay in match because of an injury Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal).
• 18': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
• 19': Hand ball by Nélson Semedo (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
• 22': Foul by Nélson Semedo (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
• 22': Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
• 23': Foul by Jorginho (Arsenal).
• 23': Hwang Hee-Chan (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 24': Foul by Jakub Kiwior (Arsenal).
• 24': Nélson Semedo (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
• 25': Attempt missed. Nathan Collins (Wolverhampton Wanderers) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Hugo Bueno with a cross following a set piece situation.
• 27': Goal! Arsenal 3, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Leandro Trossard.
• 30': Attempt saved. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard with a through ball.
• 32': Attempt missed. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
• 32': Attempt missed. Granit Xhaka (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Bukayo Saka.
• 33': Ben White (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 33': Foul by Raúl Jiménez (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
• 39': Foul by João Gomes (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
• 39': Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 41': Attempt blocked. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
• 41': Delay in match because of an injury Nathan Collins (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
• 42': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
• 45'+1': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 45'+1': Foul by Hugo Bueno (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
• 45'+3': First Half ends, Arsenal 3, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0.
• 45': Second Half begins Arsenal 3, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0.
• 45': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Rayan Aït-Nouri replaces Hugo Bueno.
• 45': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Rúben Neves replaces Matheus Nunes.
• 46': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
• 46': Foul by Rayan Aït-Nouri (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
• 47': Delay in match because of an injury Bukayo Saka (Arsenal).
• 48': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
• 51': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Rayan Aït-Nouri.
• 52': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Nélson Semedo.
• 52': Foul by Ben White (Arsenal).
• 52': José Sá (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 54': Attempt missed. Adama Traoré (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Maximilian Kilman.
• 54': Attempt blocked. Nélson Semedo (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hwang Hee-Chan.
• 55': Foul by Hwang Hee-Chan (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
• 55': Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 58': Goal! Arsenal 4, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0. Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) header from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Leandro Trossard.
• 59': Delay in match because of an injury Bukayo Saka (Arsenal).
• 60': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
• 60': Substitution, Arsenal. Reiss Nelson replaces Bukayo Saka because of an injury.
• 61': Adama Traoré (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
• 61': Foul by Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal).
• 63': Delay in match because of an injury Mario Lemina (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
• 64': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
• 64': Attempt saved. Reiss Nelson (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard.
• 66': Offside, Arsenal. Gabriel Jesus tries a through ball, but Granit Xhaka is caught offside.
• 67': Attempt saved. Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Jakub Kiwior.
• 67': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by José Sá.
• 68': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Boubacar Traoré replaces Hwang Hee-Chan.
• 68': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Toti replaces Maximilian Kilman.
• 68': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Adama Traoré.
• 72': Foul by João Gomes (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
• 72': Jakub Kiwior (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 73': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Ben White.
• 74': Foul by Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal).
• 74': Raúl Jiménez (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 75': Substitution, Arsenal. Fábio Vieira replaces Granit Xhaka.
• 75': Substitution, Arsenal. Emile Smith Rowe replaces Martin Ødegaard.
• 76': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Jorginho.
• 76': Attempt missed. Toti (Wolverhampton Wanderers) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Rúben Neves with a cross following a corner.
• 78': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Toti.
• 78': Goal! Arsenal 5, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0. Jakub Kiwior (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Emile Smith Rowe following a corner.
• 79': Substitution, Arsenal. Eddie Nketiah replaces Leandro Trossard.
• 80': Substitution, Arsenal. Kieran Tierney replaces Jakub Kiwior.
• 81': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Mario Lemina.
• 83': Foul by Raúl Jiménez (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
• 83': Thomas Partey (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 83': Attempt missed. Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal) right footed shot from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Reiss Nelson.
• 84': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Joseph Hodge replaces João Gomes.
• 87': Attempt missed. Jorginho (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Reiss Nelson.
• 90': Attempt missed. Joseph Hodge (Wolverhampton Wanderers) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Adama Traoré with a cross.
• 90'+2': Foul by Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal).
• 90'+2': Rayan Aït-Nouri (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 90'+2': Delay in match because of an injury Jorginho (Arsenal).
• 90'+4': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
• 90'+5': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Nathan Collins.
• 90'+6': Second Half ends, Arsenal 5, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0.
• 0': Match ends, Arsenal 5, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0.