English Premier League

FT Sunday, May 28, 2023
Wolverhampton Wanderers WLWLD 0
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Arsenal LWWLL 5
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ARS325
Emirates Stadium · 60,095 att.

Match Report

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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.

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Team Stats

11
Fouls
8
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
1
4
Corner Kicks
8
3
Saves
0
49
Possession
51
6
SHOTS
14
0
ON GOAL
8
0.0
On Target %
0.6
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
380
Accurate Passes
406
432
Passes
456
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.9
3
Accurate Crosses
1
15
Crosses
14
0.2
Cross %
0.1
40
Long Balls
32
19
Accurate Long Balls
17
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
2
Blocked Shots
2
4
Effective Tackles
14
9
Tackles
17
0.4
Tackle %
0.8
2
Interceptions
2
22
Effective Clearances
14
22
Clearances
14

Head to Head

ARS leads series 3-2

Lineups

ARS · 4-3-3

  1. 1Aaron RamsdaleG
  2. 6Gabriel MagalhãesCD-L
  3. 4Ben WhiteCD-R
  4. 15Jakub KiwiorLB
  5. 5Thomas ParteyRB
  6. 20JorginhoCM
  7. 34Granit XhakaLM
  8. 8Martin ØdegaardRM
  9. 9Gabriel JesusF
  10. 19Leandro TrossardLF
  11. 7Bukayo SakaRF

WOL · 4-3-3

  1. 1José SáG
  2. 23Max KilmanCD-L
  3. 4Nathan CollinsCD-R
  4. 64Hugo BuenoLB
  5. 22Nélson SemedoRB
  6. 5Mario LeminaCM
  7. 35João GomesLM
  8. 27Matheus NunesRM
  9. 9Raúl JiménezF
  10. 11Hwang Hee-ChanLF
  11. 37Adama TraoréRF

Timeline

  1. 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.
  2. 14' Goal! Arsenal 2, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0. Granit Xhaka (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  3. 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.
  4. 45' Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Rayan Aït-Nouri replaces Hugo Bueno.
  5. 45' Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Rúben Neves replaces Matheus Nunes.
  6. 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.
  7. 60' Substitution, Arsenal. Reiss Nelson replaces Bukayo Saka because of an injury.
  8. 68' Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Boubacar Traoré replaces Hwang Hee-Chan.
  9. 68' Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Toti replaces Maximilian Kilman.
  10. 75' Substitution, Arsenal. Fábio Vieira replaces Granit Xhaka.
  11. 75' Substitution, Arsenal. Emile Smith Rowe replaces Martin Ødegaard.
  12. 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.
  13. 79' Substitution, Arsenal. Eddie Nketiah replaces Leandro Trossard.
  14. 80' Substitution, Arsenal. Kieran Tierney replaces Jakub Kiwior.
  15. 84' Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Joseph Hodge replaces João Gomes.

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