Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Arsenal LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
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Follow live coverage as Wolverhampton Wanderers face Arsenal today in the Premier League. Another top-flight season will be covered in full right here with The Independent, as reigning champions Manchester City look to make it an unprecedented five titles in a row come the end of 2024/25.
The likes of Arsenal and Liverpool will be chasing Pep Guardiola's side, but just as fascinating will be the race for Champions League places, with more teams than ever before having designs on top-four finishes. Chelsea remain big-spending, Manchester United's latest rebuild continues and both Tottenham and Newcastle will expect improvements this year - yet it was Aston Villa who snared fourth last term.
Meanwhile, it's Southampton, Leicester City and Ipswich Town who made it back to the elite after promotion last year and each will have hope they can make it more than a one-year stay. Follow the latest live action from the Premier League below:
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Arsenal
In the first of their two fixtures this week, Arteta’s Arsenal side cruised past Dinamo Zagreb to move within just a point of confirming an automatic Round of 16 spot in the Champions League. They did not get much time to rest on the laurels of that victory though as the attention quickly shifts back to the Premier League, where the Gunners know that any more slip-ups could prove very costly in the title race. That holds particularly true after they squandered a two-goal lead to Aston Villa at home to drop two crucial points and are now six points behind league leaders Liverpool, who have played one lesser game. Arsenal dearly missed centre-back William Saliba in that game, but the Frenchman could feature against Wolves. So could Myles Lewis-Skelly, who also missed the Champions League game in midweek. While a lot of the talk surrounding Arsenal’s title challenge is regarding missed opportunities so far this season, they are on a 12-match unbeaten run in the Premier League and have not lost since a 1-0 defeat to Newcastle United in early November.
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Arsenal
Vitor Pereira’s bright early start as Wolves manager has quickly come crashing down. After collecting seven points out of a possible nine in his first three league games in charge, the Portuguese manager has been hit by a reality check, losing to three of the top-6 in Nottingham Forest, Newcastle United, and Chelsea, respectively. The competition does not get easier as they face another club in good form with Mikel Arteta’s title-challenging Arsenal side visiting Molineux today. Wolves can boast of a 2-1 win over Bristol City in the FA Cup in the middle of that three-game losing run in the top-flight, but the worrying sign for Pereira is that his team has conceded three goals in each of those three losses while scoring a combined one goal across those games. Making things worse in that regard ahead of this clash against Arsenal, Wolves have conceded at least one goal in each of their last 34 games against the Gunners across competitions, a run that dates back to 1979. Wolves are currently above the relegation zone in 17th place, but only on goal difference, and are four points behind 16th-placed Everton, who have played a game less. While Mario Lemina is unavailable for selection today amidst talks of a move away from Wolves, Toti Gomes is back from injury.
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Arsenal
As one team battles relegation, the other is involved in a riveting title challenge. Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the Premier League clash between relegation-threatened Wolves and title contenders Arsenal at Molineux Stadium.
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Arsenal
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
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