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Wolves vs Arsenal LIVE: Premier League result and final score after Martin Odegaard sends Gunners top
Wolves 0-2 Arsenal: Odegaard wrapped up the win in stoppage time as the Gunners responded to back-to-back defeats
Goals from Leandro Trossard and Martin Odegaard gave Arsenal a gritty 2-0 win over Wolves that sent them back to the top of the Premier League table after a game that otherwise won’t live long in the memory.
Arsenal lead on 74 points, one point ahead of Manchester City, who have a game in hand having beaten Chelsea 1-0 earlier on Saturday to reach the FA Cup final. Liverpool are in third place on 71 points, also with a match in hand on the Gunners.
Trossard broke the deadlock just before the break after a scrappy first half, Wolves defender Santiago Bueno steering the ball into his path while trying to dispossess Gabriel Jesus and the Belgian lashed it into the net off the right-hand post.
Knocked out of the Champions League in the last eight by Bayern Munich in midweek, Arsenal dominated the second half but it took until the fifth minute of stoppage time for them to score again, through Odegaard from a tight angle.
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Sa’s clearance after a long spell of Wolves possession gives the ball directly to Kiwior on the left wing, but the full-back’s low delivery is cut out by Kilman, who hammers it away for a throw-in.
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Arsenal
Wolves are enjoying their first real spell of possession in the match, looking to feel out their opponents’ defensive shape. They won’t see too much of the ball in the 90 minutes with the visitors looking to dominate in that category, with the hosts more likely to threaten on the counter-attack.
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Trossard takes on and beats Doherty in an attempt to dig out a cross ahead of the byline, but Saka’s far-post header provides Sa with a comfortable save on his line.
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Arsenal
Trossard plays a diagonal pass into the penalty area from a position wide on the left, with Jesus looking to latch onto it. It’s a good idea from the Arsenal winger but he overhits his delivery, presenting the ball to the feet of the goalkeeper.
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Arsenal
Play is stopped temporarily ahead of an Arsenal free-kick in midfield, with Hwang and Gabriel colliding in awkward fashion. The pair should be okay to continue, but will need a moment to compose themselves before the set-piece.
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Arsenal
Jesus takes a touch to set himself before firing a shot towards goal from a pocket of space 20 yards out. It’s a disappointing effort that drifts harmlessly wide, with Sa restarting play from a goal-kick.
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Arsenal
Saka cuts inside from the right and lays it off to Odegaard, but the captain’s incisive pass through the lines looking for white is intercepted cleverly by Hugo Bueno.
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Arsenal
An early chance for Arsenal, as Kiwior hooks a first-time cross into the penalty area for Havertz. The bouncing ball finds the Germany international, whose half-volley forces a good save out of Sa.
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Wolves get the match underway from the kick-off!
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Arsenal
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