Arsenal vs Wolverhampton Wanderers, 2021-22 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueArsenal complete comeback win over Wolves with two goals in final 14 minutes
A pair of late goals earned Arsenal a late comeback win over Wolves in the Premier League on Thursday night in north London.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Attempt missed. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Bukayo Saka.
- 2': Hand ball by Raúl Jiménez (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 3': Foul by Thomas Partey (Arsenal).
- 3': Raúl Jiménez (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Foul by Raúl Jiménez (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 4': Thomas Partey (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 5': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Kieran Tierney.
- 5': Offside, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Rúben Neves tries a through ball, but Romain Saïss is caught offside.
- 6': VAR Decision: No Goal Arsenal 0-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers.
- 9': Foul by Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal).
- 9': João Moutinho (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Goal! Arsenal 0, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1. Hwang Hee-Chan (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the centre of the goal.
- 13': Attempt missed. Raúl Jiménez (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Daniel Podence.
- 16': Attempt missed. Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right.
- 17': Attempt blocked. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bukayo Saka.
- 22': Attempt blocked. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Benjamin White with a through ball.
- 22': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Conor Coady.
- 23': Foul by Raúl Jiménez (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 23': Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 26': Foul by Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal).
- 26': Rayan Aït-Nouri (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Attempt blocked. Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kieran Tierney.
- 31': Daniel Podence (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Foul by Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal).
- 32': Attempt saved. Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Thomas Partey.
- 33': Attempt missed. Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Bukayo Saka.
- 35': Attempt missed. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Alexandre Lacazette with a cross.
- 37': Attempt missed. Thomas Partey (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Alexandre Lacazette.
- 38': Foul by Bukayo Saka (Arsenal).
- 38': Raúl Jiménez (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 40': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Romain Saïss.
- 43': Attempt saved. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard with a through ball.
- 45'+1': Attempt missed. Raúl Jiménez (Wolverhampton Wanderers) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Daniel Podence with a cross.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Arsenal 0, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Arsenal 0, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1.
- 46': Attempt missed. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the left. Assisted by Kieran Tierney with a cross.
- 47': Attempt saved. Hwang Hee-Chan (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Daniel Podence with a through ball.
- 47': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Aaron Ramsdale.
- 47': Attempt missed. João Moutinho (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
- 50': Foul by João Moutinho (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 50': Thomas Partey (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 51': Attempt blocked. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gabriel Martinelli.
- 51': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 51': Foul by Benjamin White (Arsenal).
- 51': João Moutinho (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Foul by Hwang Hee-Chan (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 52': Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 53': Benjamin White (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Foul by Conor Coady (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 54': Foul by Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal).
- 54': Nélson Semedo (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Attempt blocked. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Thomas Partey.
- 56': Foul by Bukayo Saka (Arsenal).
- 56': Romain Saïss (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Attempt missed. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Thomas Partey with a through ball.
- 58': Attempt missed. Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Gabriel Martinelli.
- 61': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Jonny replaces Nélson Semedo because of an injury.
- 62': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Gabriel Magalhães.
- 63': Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 63': Foul by Jonny (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 64': Attempt blocked. Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 70': Cédric Soares (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 70': Foul by Hwang Hee-Chan (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 71': Attempt missed. Thomas Partey (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Bukayo Saka.
- 71': Substitution, Arsenal. Nicolas Pépé replaces Gabriel Martinelli.
- 71': Attempt saved. Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bukayo Saka.
- 71': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by José Sá.
- 72': Attempt blocked. Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Bukayo Saka with a cross.
- 72': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Hwang Hee-Chan.
- 73': Attempt missed. Benjamin White (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Granit Xhaka following a corner.
- 74': Attempt blocked. Granit Xhaka (Arsenal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 74': Offside, Arsenal. Kieran Tierney tries a through ball, but Martin Ødegaard is caught offside.
- 75': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Pedro Neto replaces Hwang Hee-Chan.
- 75': Offside, Wolverhampton Wanderers. José Sá tries a through ball, but Raúl Jiménez is caught offside.
- 76': Substitution, Arsenal. Eddie Nketiah replaces Cédric Soares.
- 78': Foul by Daniel Podence (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 78': Nicolas Pépé (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Goal! Arsenal 1, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1. Nicolas Pépé (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Eddie Nketiah.
- 84': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Thomas Partey.
- 86': Attempt missed. Pedro Neto (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Rayan Aït-Nouri.
- 88': Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) hits the bar with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Granit Xhaka.
- 89': Raúl Jiménez (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card.
- 90': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Leander Dendoncker replaces Daniel Podence.
- 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Granit Xhaka (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 90'+1': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Rúben Neves.
- 90'+2': Substitution, Arsenal. Nuno Tavares replaces Kieran Tierney because of an injury.
- 90'+5': Attempt saved. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nuno Tavares.
- 90'+5': Own Goal by José Sá, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Arsenal 2, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1.
- 90'+7': Offside, Arsenal. Martin Ødegaard tries a through ball, but Eddie Nketiah is caught offside.
- 90'+8': Second Half ends, Arsenal 2, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1.
- 0': Match ends, Arsenal 2, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1.
Statistics
 WOL |
ARS |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 8 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 2 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 4 | Saves | 1 |
| 44.5 | Possession | 55.5 |
| 6 | SHOTS | 26 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 303 | Accurate Passes | 421 |
| 407 | Passes | 508 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 9 | Crosses | 18 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 67 | Long Balls | 48 |
| 22 | Accurate Long Balls | 23 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 10 |
| 15 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 21 | Tackles | 12 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 16 | Interceptions | 4 |
| 23 | Effective Clearances | 9 |
| 23 | Clearances | 9 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Emirates Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 59,888
Venue: Emirates Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 59,888
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 33 | +37 | 70 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 32 | +36 | 67 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 33 | +13 | 58 |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 33 | +6 | 58 |
Line-Ups
Arsenal (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 32 | Aaron Ramsdale (GK) |
| 6 | Gabriel Magalhães |
| 4 | Ben White |
| 3 | Kieran Tierney |
| 17 | Cédric |
| 8 | Martin Ødegaard |
| 34 | Granit Xhaka |
| 5 | Thomas Partey |
| 9 | Alexandre Lacazette |
| 35 | Gabriel Martinelli |
| 7 | Bukayo Saka  |
Wolverhampton Wanderers (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | José Sá (GK) |
| 16 | Conor Coady |
| 27 | Romain Saïss |
| 23 | Max Kilman |
| 28 | João Moutinho |
| 8 | Rúben Neves |
| 3 | Rayan Aït-Nouri |
| 22 | Nélson Semedo |
| 9 | Raúl Jiménez |
| 26 | Hwang Hee-Chan |
| 10 | Daniel Podence |
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