Wolves vs Arsenal 2021-22 English Premier League
69': Gabriel MartinelliArsenal outlast Wolves at Molineux despite finishing with 10 players
Arsenal beat Wolves 1-0 at Molineux on Thursday night in the Premier League thanks to a Gabriel Magalhaes goal.
Match Commentary
- 25': Goal! Wolverhampton Wanderers 0, Arsenal 1. Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alexandre Lacazette following a corner.
- 33': Thomas Partey (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 36': Romain Saïss (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+2': Granit Xhaka (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0, Arsenal 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Wolverhampton Wanderers 0, Arsenal 1.
- 60': Rúben Neves (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 61': Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card.
- 62': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Chiquinho replaces Trincão.
- 63': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Rayan Aït-Nouri replaces Marçal because of an injury.
- 68': Substitution, Arsenal. Emile Smith Rowe replaces Martin Ødegaard.
- 69': Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card.
- 69': Second yellow card to Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) for a bad foul.
- 71': Substitution, Arsenal. Rob Holding replaces Bukayo Saka.
- 81': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Fábio Silva replaces Conor Coady.
- 81': Substitution, Arsenal. Eddie Nketiah replaces Alexandre Lacazette.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0, Arsenal 1.
Game Information
Venue: Molineux Stadium
Location: Wolverhampton, England
Attendance: 31,523
English Premier League Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +26 | Arsenal | 21 | 49 | 2 |
| +26 | Manchester City | 21 | 43 | 4 |
| +9 | Aston Villa | 21 | 43 | 4 |
| +4 | Liverpool | 21 | 35 | 6 |
Statistics
 ARS |
WOL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 12 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 1 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 4 | Saves | 1 |
| 41.7 | Possession | 58.3 |
| 12 | SHOTS | 15 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 272 | Accurate Passes | 393 |
| 356 | Passes | 481 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 10 |
| 13 | Crosses | 42 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 50 | Long Balls | 55 |
| 11 | Accurate Long Balls | 26 |
| 0.2 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 7 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 5 |
| 17 | Tackles | 12 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 17 |
| 35 | Effective Clearances | 13 |
| 35 | Clearances | 13 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | José Sá (GK) |
| 16 | Conor Coady |
| 27 | Romain Saïss  |
| 23 | Max Kilman |
| 32 | Leander Dendoncker |
| 8 | Rúben Neves |
| 5 | Fernando Marçal |
| 22 | Nélson Semedo |
| 9 | Raúl Jiménez |
| 10 | Daniel Podence |
| 11 | Francisco Trincão |
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 |
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