Arsenal vs Wolves 2021-22 English Premier League
Arsenal 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 Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 6': VAR Decision: No Goal Arsenal 0-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers.
- 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.
- 38': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 61': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Jonny replaces Nélson Semedo because of an injury.
- 71': Substitution, Arsenal. Nicolas Pépé replaces Gabriel Martinelli.
- 75': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Pedro Neto replaces Hwang Hee-Chan.
- 76': Substitution, Arsenal. Eddie Nketiah replaces Cédric Soares.
- 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.
- 89': Raúl Jiménez (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card.
- 90': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Leander Dendoncker replaces Daniel Podence.
- 90'+2': Substitution, Arsenal. Nuno Tavares replaces Kieran Tierney because of an injury.
- 90'+5': Own Goal by José Sá, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Arsenal 2, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1.
- 90'+8': Second Half ends, Arsenal 2, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1.
Game Information
Venue: Emirates Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 59,888
English Premier League Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 69 | Arsenal | 28 | 3 | 3 |
| 61 | Manchester City | 27 | 4 | 4 |
| 50 | Manchester United | 26 | 5 | 6 |
| 49 | Tottenham Hotspur | 28 | 4 | 9 |
Statistics
 ARS |
WOL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 9 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 2 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 1 | Saves | 4 |
| 55.5 | POSSESSION | 44.5 |
| 26 | SHOTS | 6 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 421 | Accurate Passes | 303 |
| 508 | Passes | 407 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 18 | Crosses | 9 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 48 | Long Balls | 67 |
| 23 | Accurate Long Balls | 22 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 10 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 15 |
| 12 | Tackles | 21 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 4 | Interceptions | 16 |
| 9 | Effective Clearances | 23 |
| 9 | Clearances | 23 |
Arsenal (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 32 | Aaron Ramsdale (GK) |
| 6 | Gabriel |
| 4 | Ben White |
| 3 | Kieran Tierney |
| 17 | Cédric Soares |
| 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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