Arsenal vs Wolves LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction tonight
Relive all the action as the top-four rivals met at the Emirates Stadium
Arsenal staged a dramatic late comeback to beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-1 on Thursday with Nicolas Pepe and Alexander Lacazette scoring the goals to boost their hopes of securing a top-four finish in the Premier League.
Wolves, who began the evening one place behind Arsenal, looked to move into fifth spot as they defended tenaciously to preserve the early lead given to them by Hwang Hee-Chan.
But the home side’s often desperate pressure was finally rewarded in the 82nd minute when Pepe turned well in the box and fired a shot past Wolves keeper Jose Sa.
In a frantic finale, Pedro Neto shot agonisingly wide for Wolves and Martin Odegaard went close for Arsenal before Lacazette scored from close range in the fifth minute of stoppage time to send the home crowd wild.
The win lifted Arsenal into fifth place with 45 points, one behind Manchester United but having played two fewer games.
Relive all the action from the Emirates Stadium below.
Arsenal 0 - 1 Wolves
16 mins: Close! Ben White steps into midfield and threads the ball to Bukayo Saka. He slips it into the box and Alexandre Lacazette checks it to the right. Conor Coady sticks out a leg and manages to poke the ball a little wider making the angle difficult to shoot from. Lacazette is closed down by Jose Sa and his chipped effort lands on the wrong side of the side-netting.
Arsenal 0 - 1 Wolves
13 mins: Chance! Wolves almost double their lead. The ball is played up to Daniel Podence on the inside right and he threads a pass past Gabriel to play Raul Jimenez into the box. He’s got time to take a touch before shooting but he pulls his effort wide of the left-hand post.
GOAL! Arsenal 0 - 1 Wolves (Hwang,10’)⚽️
10 mins: Wolves take the lead! The free kick is booted long up the pitch and comes down the left wing. Raul Jimenez chases after it and puts pressure on Gabriel who gets to the loose ball first. The Arsenal centre-back underhits a passback to Aaron Ramsdale and Hee Chan Hwang sprints into the box and takes it away from the goalkeeper. He shimmies around Ramsdale and then guides the ball coolly into the back of the net from a tight angle.
Arsenal 0 - 0 Wolves
9 mins: There was a nervous wait of around a minute for Arsenal whilst VAR checked the offside. It was a lot closer than originally thought but in the end the decision stands and Wolves remain on level terms.
Martin Odegaard and Joao Moutinho tussle with each other in the middle of the pitch. Odegaard lunges for the ball but takes the man and Wolves win a free kick.
Arsenal 0 - 0 Wolves
6 mins: Disallowed goal! The corner ball is cleared at the near post by Kieran Tierney but his header is knocked out to Ruben Neves. Neves flicks the ball back into the middle of the box and picks out Romain Saiss. He meets the ball on the bounce and dinks it past Aaron Ramsdale to score but the offside flag goes up against him.
Arsenal 0 - 0 Wolves
3 mins: The replay of that incident shows that Semedo got a slight touch on the ball as he brought Martinelli down. We’ve seen them given before so Wolves get away with one.
Arsenal started as the better side but Wolves are getting into the game. The ball is chipped over the top and comes to Daniel Podence making a run in behind. He lays it off to Nelson Semedo on the overlap and he wins a corner for the visitors.
Arsenal 0 - 0 Wolves
Kick off: Wolves kick off the match at the Emirates stadium. They play the ball out to Rayan Ait-Nouri on the left side but he runs into trouble. Arsenal press well and win the ball with Alexandre Lacazette taking it into the box and poking a pass over to Bukayo Saka. Saka lays the ball off to Gabriel Martinelli but he’s tackled from behind by Nelson Semedo and can’t get off a shot.
Arsenal want a penalty but the referee isn’t interested.
Wolves not getting ahead of themselves in race for European football
Wolves boss Bruno Lage will not allow himself to dream of Champions League football just yet – because he knows any manager is only a couple of bad results from being sacked.
Lage takes his side to Arsenal on Thursday night within striking distance of the top four following a run of six wins from the past eight league games.
Wolves could move just three points behind fourth-placed Manchester United, and still with a match in hand, if they can record another victory at the Emirates Stadium.
Wolves not getting ahead of themselves in race for European football
Wolves head to Arsenal on Thursday night within striking distance of the top four
Arsenal vs Wolves
Bruno Lage’s side have not conceded more than one goal in any of their last 13 league matches, keeping seven clean sheets.
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