English Premier League

FT Saturday, December 13, 2025
Wolverhampton Wanderers LLLLL 1
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Arsenal WDWLW 2
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Emirates Stadium · 60,242 att. · USA Net

Match Report

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Arsenal rescued by 2 own goals in dramatic win over Wolves

Arsenal were rescued by two own-goals, the second of which came in stoppage time, to beat last-placed Wolverhampton Wanderers2-1 and open up a five-point lead at the top of the Premier League.

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Team Stats

15
Fouls
7
4
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
1
0
Corner Kicks
8
2
Saves
1
30.8
Possession
69.2
3
SHOTS
16
2
ON GOAL
2
0.7
On Target %
0.1
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
180
Accurate Passes
500
261
Passes
572
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.9
4
Accurate Crosses
6
8
Crosses
30
0.5
Cross %
0.2
63
Long Balls
28
21
Accurate Long Balls
11
0.3
Long Balls %
0.4
1
Blocked Shots
3
5
Effective Tackles
3
8
Tackles
5
0.6
Tackle %
0.6
5
Interceptions
8
54
Effective Clearances
21
54
Clearances
21

Highlights

01:42 Burley: Arsenal got lucky in 2-1 win vs. Wolves Watch on ESPN 00:52 Nicol: Salah didn't look like he was saying goodbye to Liverpool fans Watch on ESPN 01:01 Mikel Arteta: We must learn from victory vs. Wolves Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

ARS leads series 5-0

Lineups

ARS · 4-3-3

  1. 1David RayaG
  2. 2William SalibaCD-L
  3. 12Jurriën TimberCD-R
  4. 5Piero HincapiéLB
  5. 4Ben WhiteRB
  6. 36Martín ZubimendiCM
  7. 41Declan RiceLM
  8. 10Eberechi EzeRM
  9. 14Viktor GyökeresF
  10. 11Gabriel MartinelliLF
  11. 7Bukayo SakaRF

WOL · 3-5-2

  1. 31Sam JohnstoneG
  2. 12Emmanuel AgbadouCD
  3. 24Toti GomesCD-L
  4. 15Yerson MosqueraCD-R
  5. 37Ladislav KrejcíCM-L
  6. 8João GomesCM-R
  7. 7AndréAM
  8. 6David Møller WolfeLM
  9. 2Matt DohertyRM
  10. 11Hwang Hee-ChanCF-L
  11. 9Jørgen Strand LarsenCF-R

Timeline

  1. 31' Substitution, Arsenal. Myles Lewis-Skelly replaces Ben White because of an injury.
  2. 57' Substitution, Arsenal. Martin Ødegaard replaces Eberechi Eze.
  3. 57' Substitution, Arsenal. Leandro Trossard replaces Gabriel Martinelli.
  4. 58' Substitution, Arsenal. Mikel Merino replaces Martín Zubimendi.
  5. 60' Hwang Hee-Chan (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 65' Matt Doherty (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 69' Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Jackson Tchatchoua replaces Matt Doherty.
  8. 69' Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Tolu Arokodare replaces Jørgen Strand Larsen.
  9. 70' Own Goal by Sam Johnstone, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Arsenal 1, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0.
  10. 80' Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Jhon Arias replaces Hwang Hee-Chan.
  11. 80' Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Fer López replaces Ladislav Krejcí.
  12. 81' Substitution, Arsenal. Gabriel Jesus replaces Viktor Gyökeres.
  13. 86' Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Mateus Mané replaces Toti Gomes.
  14. 90' Goal! Arsenal 1, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1. Tolu Arokodare (Wolverhampton Wanderers) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mateus Mané with a cross.
  15. 90'+4' Own Goal by Yerson Mosquera, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Arsenal 2, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1.
  16. 90'+6' Yerson Mosquera (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card.
  17. 90'+8' Emmanuel Agbadou (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card.

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