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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +42 | Liverpool | 29 | 70 | 1 |
| +29 | Arsenal | 29 | 58 | 3 |
| +14 | Nottingham Forest | 29 | 54 | 7 |
| +16 | Chelsea | 29 | 49 | 8 |
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 |
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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