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.
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Arsenal
Mikel Arteta makes a single alteration to the Arsenal side that lost 2-0 to Aston Villa on Sunday, with Kiwior preferred to Zinchenko at left-back.
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Arsenal
Wolves make four changes to the XI that earned a 1-1 draw with Nottingham Forest seven days ago. Hugo Bueno is called into the side at wing-back due to Nelson Semedo’s injury, while Lemina is dropped to the bench for Traore in midfield. Chirewa gets the start ahead of Sarabia in attack, just behind Hwang, who returns to the starting line-up in place of Matheus Cunha, who is out with a knock.
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Arsenal
ARSENAL SUBS: Aaron Ramsdale, Thomas Partey, Emile Smith-Rowe, Gabriel Martinelli, Eddie Nketiah, Jorginho, Fabio Vieira, Reiss Nelson, Oleksandr Zinchenko.
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Arsenal
ARSENAL XI (4-3-3): David Raya; Jakub Kiwior, Gabriel Magalhaes, William Saliba, Ben White; Kai Havertz, Declan Rice, Martin Odegaard; Leandro Trossard, Gabriel Jesus, Bukayo Saka.
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Arsenal
WOLVES SUBS: Rayan Ait-Nouri, Mario Lemina, Pablo Sarabia, Dan Bentley, Fletcher Holman, Ty Barnett, Temple Ojinnaka, Wesley Okoduwa, Nathan Fraser.
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Arsenal
WOLVES XI (3-4-2-1): Jose Sa; Toti Gomes, Maximilian Kilman, Santiago Bueno; Hugo Bueno, Joao Gomes, Boubacar Traore, Matt Doherty; Tommy Doyle, Tawanda Chirewa; Hwang Hee-Chan.
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Arsenal
With 15 minutes to go before kick-off, let's take a look at how the two sides will be lining up today - starting with our hosts!
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Arsenal
Arsenal are looking to end a nightmare week on somewhat of a high, after a late 2-0 loss to Aston Villa last weekend was compounded by elimination in the Champions League at the hands of Bayern Munich. With Manchester City not playing in the Premier League due to FA Cup obligations and Liverpool kicking off against Fulham tomorrow, the Gunners have the chance to temporarily restore themselves at the top of the table with five games to go; with a win taking them a single point above Pep Guardiola's team at the summit.
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Arsenal
Winless in their last four Premier League fixtures with alternating losses and draws, 11th-placed Wolves squandered a one-goal lead before coming from behind to take a point from Nottingham Forest last time out. Equidistant between the European places and the relegation zone, Gary O'Neil's side can go level with Chelsea in ninth with three points today - with the Blues not featuring in the league this weekend.
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