Arsenal vs Wolverhampton Wanderers, 2024-25 English Premier League
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Arsenal begin title challenge with comfortable Wolves win
Arsenal eased to a 2-0 win at home to Wolverhampton Wanderers, with goals by Kai Havertz and Bukayo Saka getting their latest Premier League title challenge up and running on Saturday.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Foul by Jørgen Strand Larsen (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 3': Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 4': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Matt Doherty.
- 6': Attempt blocked. Matt Doherty (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 11': Foul by Oleksandr Zinchenko (Arsenal).
- 11': Hwang Hee-Chan (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Attempt saved. Ben White (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Thomas Partey.
- 14': Attempt blocked. Kai Havertz (Arsenal) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Thomas Partey.
- 15': Attempt saved. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Thomas Partey.
- 15': Declan Rice (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Foul by João Gomes (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 16': Attempt missed. Ben White (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Gabriel Martinelli.
- 17': Foul by Bukayo Saka (Arsenal).
- 17': Rayan Aït-Nouri (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Declan Rice (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 18': Foul by João Gomes (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 18': Attempt saved. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kai Havertz.
- 19': Attempt missed. Declan Rice (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Bukayo Saka.
- 20': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 20': Foul by Rayan Aït-Nouri (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 20': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Matt Doherty.
- 23': Foul by João Gomes (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 23': Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 23': João Gomes (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 25': Goal! Arsenal 1, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0. Kai Havertz (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Bukayo Saka with a cross.
- 28': Foul by Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal).
- 28': Jean-Ricner Bellegarde (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 29': Attempt missed. Jean-Ricner Bellegarde (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
- 30': Foul by Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal).
- 30': Jean-Ricner Bellegarde (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 31': Foul by Oleksandr Zinchenko (Arsenal).
- 31': Hwang Hee-Chan (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Foul by Jørgen Strand Larsen (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 33': Thomas Partey (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Foul by Jean-Ricner Bellegarde (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 33': Thomas Partey (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 35': Foul by Jean-Ricner Bellegarde (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 35': Thomas Partey (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 36': Attempt saved. Jørgen Strand Larsen (Wolverhampton Wanderers) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Hwang Hee-Chan with a cross.
- 37': Attempt missed. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Gabriel Martinelli with a cross.
- 38': Foul by Toti Gomes (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 38': Kai Havertz (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 38': Toti Gomes (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 39': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Matt Doherty.
- 40': Attempt missed. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard.
- 44': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Declan Rice.
- 44': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by João Gomes.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Arsenal 1, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Arsenal 1, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0.
- 46': Foul by Thomas Partey (Arsenal).
- 46': Mario Lemina (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Foul by Yerson Mosquera (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 47': Kai Havertz (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Foul by Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal).
- 48': Hwang Hee-Chan (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Attempt missed. Kai Havertz (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Gabriel Martinelli.
- 51': Foul by William Saliba (Arsenal).
- 51': Jean-Ricner Bellegarde (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Foul by Yerson Mosquera (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 53': Kai Havertz (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Rayan Aït-Nouri.
- 55': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Bukayo Saka with a cross.
- 55': Foul by Kai Havertz (Arsenal).
- 55': Yerson Mosquera (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Matheus Cunha replaces Jean-Ricner Bellegarde.
- 58': Attempt missed. Thomas Partey (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 59': Attempt blocked. Kai Havertz (Arsenal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Thomas Partey.
- 60': Foul by Bukayo Saka (Arsenal).
- 60': Rayan Aït-Nouri (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card.
- 61': Foul by Oleksandr Zinchenko (Arsenal).
- 61': Hwang Hee-Chan (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Foul by Thomas Partey (Arsenal).
- 61': Matheus Cunha (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Attempt missed. Rayan Aït-Nouri (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 65': Attempt missed. Rodrigo Gomes (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Yerson Mosquera with a cross.
- 65': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by William Saliba.
- 68': Attempt saved. Matheus Cunha (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 69': Substitution, Arsenal. Jurriën Timber replaces Oleksandr Zinchenko.
- 69': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 69': Foul by Rayan Aït-Nouri (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 70': Attempt saved. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bukayo Saka.
- 70': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by José Sá.
- 71': Attempt blocked. Jurriën Timber (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bukayo Saka.
- 71': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Mario Lemina.
- 72': Foul by Ben White (Arsenal).
- 72': Rodrigo Gomes (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Foul by Mario Lemina (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 73': Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 74': Goal! Arsenal 2, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kai Havertz following a set piece situation.
- 75': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Daniel Podence replaces Rodrigo Gomes.
- 77': Foul by Kai Havertz (Arsenal).
- 77': Yerson Mosquera (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 78': Offside, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Toti Gomes is caught offside.
- 80': Attempt blocked. Kai Havertz (Arsenal) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard.
- 80': Substitution, Arsenal. Leandro Trossard replaces Bukayo Saka.
- 81': Foul by Ben White (Arsenal).
- 81': Hwang Hee-Chan (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Foul by Thomas Partey (Arsenal).
- 82': Matheus Cunha (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 83': Delay in match because of an injury Declan Rice (Arsenal).
- 84': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Chiquinho replaces Jørgen Strand Larsen.
- 84': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Pablo Sarabia replaces João Gomes.
- 84': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Craig Dawson replaces Rayan Aït-Nouri because of an injury.
- 85': Substitution, Arsenal. Gabriel Jesus replaces Declan Rice because of an injury.
- 85': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 88': Foul by Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal).
- 88': Matt Doherty (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card.
- 89': Foul by Chiquinho (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 89': Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+1': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Yerson Mosquera.
- 90'+2': Attempt missed. Matt Doherty (Wolverhampton Wanderers) header from a difficult angle on the right is too high. Assisted by Chiquinho with a cross.
- 90'+4': Attempt saved. Pablo Sarabia (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Matheus Cunha with a cross.
- 90'+4': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by David Raya.
- 90'+6': Attempt missed. Daniel Podence (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Arsenal 2, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0.
- 0': Match ends, Arsenal 2, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0.
Statistics
 WOL |
ARS |
|
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Fouls | 17 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 4 | Saves | 3 |
| 47 | Possession | 53 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 18 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 307 | Accurate Passes | 357 |
| 375 | Passes | 420 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 14 | Crosses | 15 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 49 | Long Balls | 37 |
| 20 | Accurate Long Balls | 17 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 12 | Effective Tackles | 13 |
| 19 | Tackles | 18 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 14 | Effective Clearances | 15 |
| 14 | Clearances | 15 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Emirates Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 60,261
Venue: Emirates Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 60,261
Premier League Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool | 11 | +15 | 28 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 12 | +5 | 23 |
| 3 | Chelsea | 12 | +9 | 22 |
| 4 | Arsenal | 12 | +9 | 22 |
Line-Ups
Arsenal (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 22 | David Raya (GK) |
| 6 | Gabriel Magalhães |
| 2 | William Saliba |
| 17 | Oleksandr Zinchenko |
| 4 | Ben White |
| 5 | Thomas Partey |
| 41 | Declan Rice |
| 8 | Martin Ødegaard |
| 29 | Kai Havertz |
| 11 | Gabriel Martinelli |
| 7 | Bukayo Saka |
Wolverhampton Wanderers (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | José Sá (GK) |
| 24 | Toti Gomes  |
| 14 | Yerson Mosquera |
| 3 | Rayan Aït-Nouri |
| 2 | Matt Doherty |
| 27 | Jean-Ricner Bellegarde |
| 5 | Mario Lemina |
| 8 | João Gomes |
| 9 | Jørgen Strand Larsen |
| 19 | Rodrigo Gomes |
| 11 | Hwang Hee-Chan |
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