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 1 - 1 Wolves
89 mins: Saka crosses the ball into the Wolves box but Saiss gets to the header and knocks it out to Xhaka. He rolls the ball over to Odegaard who hits a left-footed shot and curls it onto the top of the crossbar!
Arsenal 1 - 1 Wolves
87 mins: Close! Rayan Ait-Nouri breezes down the left wing and injects a touch of space into his run to flay past Ben White. He brings the ball to the left edge of the penalty area and passes it back to Pedro Neto. He hits a first time shot at goal but just sends it inches wide of the far post!
Arsenal 1 - 1 Wolves
85 mins: Five minutes plus stoppage time to go at the Emirates stadium will we see a winning goal? Alexandre Lacazette is urging the crowd to make some noise and get his teammates going for one final push. Wolves win a corner though but Arsenal deal with it easily enough.
GOAL! Arsenal 1 - 1 Wolves (Pepe, 82’)⚽️
82 mins: Glorious finish! Arsenal bring the ball down the right side and flick it over the top into the Wolves box. Eddie Nketiah keeps it alive at the byline and cuts the ball back to Nicolas Pepe. He takes a touch to spin away from Romain Saiss and in the same movement whacks a left-footed shot past Jose Sa on the turn. Arsenal are level!
Arsenal 0 - 1 Wolves
78 mins: Nicolas Pepe receives the ball from a Martin Odegaard throw in and tries to dribble his way into the box. He gets past two defenders but has no-one to help out and loses it as he runs into more trouble.
Wolves counter attack through Ruben Neves but they don’t capitalise and choose to hold onto the ball to run down the clock instead.
Arsenal 0 - 1 Wolves
75 mins: Pedro Neto is getting another run out as he comes on to replace Hee Chan Hwang for the final 15 minutes. Mikel Arteta also makes a change and brings Eddie Nketiah on to replace Cedric Soares.
Arsenal 0 - 1 Wolves
72 mins: Nicolas Pepe comes on for Arsenal replacing Gabriel Martinelli.
Chance! Bukayo Saka squeezes the ball through to Alexandre Lacazette in the middle of the box and his shot is palmed wide by Jose Sa. Arsenal are getting closer but Wolves have defended resolutely so far.
Arsenal 0 - 1 Wolves
69 mins: It’s not clicking for Arsenal. Wolves are slowing the game down, breaking up play. Saka brings the ball down the right wing and gives it to Cedric Soares on the edge of the box. He plays it back to Saka who lays the ball off to Partey. Partey hits one from range but fires wide!
Arsenal 0 - 1 Wolves
66 mins: A quick counter attack from Arsenal sees Lacazette bring the ball to the edge of the box and win a free kick after getting clipped by Jonny.
The set piece is in a dangerous area, just outside the box and fairly straight. Lacazette takes it himself and hits the wall. The ball loops up and is easily claimed by Josa Sa.
Arsenal 0 - 1 Wolves
63 mins: After a lenghty check up on the pitch Nelson Semedo is helped off the pitch by the physios and Jonny comes on to replace him for Wolves.
Joao Moutinho swings a corner kick into the box for Wolves but doesn’t beat Kieran Tierney who nods the ball out of the box.
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