Arsenal v Wolves LIVE: Premier League score and updates as Gunners hold on for vital win

Arsenal 2-1 Wolves: Bukayo Saka and Martin Odegaard goals enough to keep Gunners top of the table despite late Matheus Cunha effort

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The 2023/24 Premier League season is under way and you can follow every game and every goal right here with The Independent.

This year sees Manchester City try to defend their crown and claim a historic fourth title in succession. Pep Guardiola’s all-conquering City, who also won the Champions League and FA Cup last season, will have to see off Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester United, Liverpool and the rest to claim an unprecedented sixth league title in seven years.

Meanwhile Luton Town are making their first appearance in the Premier League, having risen from non-league in an incredible decade of progress. They followed Championship winners Burnley and second-placed Sheffield United in earning promotion to the top flight.

Follow the latest action from the Premier League below.

Arsenal vs Wolves LIVE: Premier League updates

• Arsenal beat Wolves 2-1 in the Premier League
• The Gunners hold on to extend their lead atop the Premier League table
• FULL-TIME! Arsenal 2-1 Wolves
• 86’ - GOAL! Cunha gives Wolves late hope (ARS 2-1 WOL)
• 13’ - GOAL! Odegaard nets after great work by Saka and Zinchenko (ARS 2-0 WOL)
• 6’ - GOAL! Saka fires homes brilliantly (ARS 1-0 WOL)

Arsenal vs Wolverhampton Wanderers

Wolves finally manage a foray forward as Hugo Bueno finds space to cross from the left. It's just too high for Cunha to make a firm connection in the centre, though, and Hwang is crowded out when he picks up the loose ball on the far side.

2 December 2023 15:33

Arsenal vs Wolverhampton Wanderers

We're past the half-hour mark here, with Wolves finally enjoying a prolonged spell on the ball. They're struggling to go anywhere with it, though, with the energetic hosts pressing ferociously and forcing them back time and again.

2 December 2023 15:32

Arsenal vs Wolverhampton Wanderers

Wolves are yet to manage a touch in Arsenal's area, with the Gunners recording 15 at the other end. The visitors haven't mounted an attack of any description in an insipid display.

2 December 2023 15:31

Arsenal vs Wolverhampton Wanderers

Cunha and Bellegarde combine to clear the set-piece, but Wolves can't escape their own third and Arsenal come straight back. Fortunately for the visitors, Kilman beats Martinelli to an overhit pass before winning a foul.

2 December 2023 15:30

Arsenal vs Wolverhampton Wanderers

More Arsenal pressure! Semedo trips Martinelli near the corner of the box, granting the hosts a free-kick in a good area. Trossard's delivery is cleared as far as Rice, who hammers a shot off a gold shirt and behind for a corner.

2 December 2023 15:29

Arsenal vs Wolverhampton Wanderers

Another chance! Martinelli shifts through the gears and breezes past Semedo, before checking back to shoot from just inside the area. His effort hits Kilman in the chest before bouncing to Trossard, who sees his volley blocked at close quarters.

2 December 2023 15:27

Arsenal vs Wolverhampton Wanderers

Saka's opening goal was Arsenal's 100th goal of 2023, making them just the fifth team from Europe's top five leagues to reach a century across all competitions this calendar year, after Man City (137), Real Madrid (119), Bayern Munich (111) and Bayer Leverkusen (110).

2 December 2023 15:26

Arsenal vs Wolverhampton Wanderers

Substitution José Pedro Malheiro de Sá Daniel Ian Bentley

2 December 2023 15:23

Arsenal vs Wolverhampton Wanderers

Arsenal have completed exactly twice as many passes (164) as Wolves (82) so far. It's been one-way traffic from the first whistle.

2 December 2023 15:23

Arsenal vs Wolverhampton Wanderers

HUGE CHANCE FOR 3-0! Arsenal should be out of sight. Odegaard's delicate chip into the area is brought down by Trossard, whose brilliant touch takes Dawson out of the game. He goes to pull the trigger on the six-yard line, but Sa gets down to smother the ball before Toti completes the clearance.

2 December 2023 15:22