Arsenal got through the eye of the needle on Thursday evening against Wolverhampton Wanderers. The Gunners himself unnecessarily in trouble by quickly gifting a goal to the Wolves and then ran into a wall of defenders. Late goals from Nicolas Pépé (82nd minute) and Alexandre Lacazette (90+6th minute) brought in the all-important and deserved victory: 2-1. Arsenal rise to fifth place just one point behind number four Manchester United, who have played two more games. This opens the way to a Champions League ticket, which Arsenal have not grabbed for six years.
The Wolves were helped in the saddle early on a visit to the Emirates Stadium by Gabriel, who played back too softly to his goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale. Hee-Chan Hwang was alert and could easily finish it: 0-1. Arsenal immediately started the hunt to restore that, but had great difficulty in surprising the strongly grouped Wolverhampton.
In the crowded penalty area of the opponent, Arsenal made their way to opportunities. Alexandre Lacazette managed to pass goalkeeper José Sa, but the striker then came out in a corner that was too difficult. Bukayo Saka then took too much time after an excellent launch pass from the rear and was overtaken. The best chance was for Gabriel Martinelli, who aimed his tapper just over on a pass from Lacazette.
Arsenal were lucky enough to concede just one goal before halftime, as Raul Jimenez squandered two excellent opportunities for a miss with a header. the Wolves† It took until the 71st minute for Arsenal to become dangerous again. Lacazette was able to control in the box and saw his shot tapped out of the corner.
A wonderful attack, starting with a sublime cross pass by Martin Ödegaard, resulted in the equalizing goal ten minutes later. Eddie Nketiah gave the lead to Nicolas Pépé, who took a hand and scored from the turn: 1-1. The Wolves went straight for 1-2 through Pedro Neto, who saw his shot bounce off Gabriel’s block. On the other side, a placed ball from Ödegaard kissed the bar. In the very last minute, Arsenal took the victory via Lacazette, who broke through after a one-two with Pepe in the sixteen and saw Sa half miss his shot annex cross: 2-1.
| No. | Team | m | W | G | V | † | Pnt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester City | 26 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 46 | 63 |
| 2 | Liverpool | 26 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 50 | 60 |
| 3 | Chelsea | 25 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 31 | 50 |
| 4 | Manchester United | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 46 |
| 5 | Arsenal | 24 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 45 |
| 6 | West Ham United | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 42 |
| 7 | Wolverhampton W. | 25 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 40 |
| 8 | Tottenham Hotspur | 24 | 12 | 3 | 9 | -1 | 39 |
| 9 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 25 | 7 | 12 | 6 | -3 | 33 |
| 10 | Southampton | 25 | 7 | 11 | 7 | -5 | 32 |
| 11 | Crystal Palace | 26 | 6 | 11 | 9 | -1 | 29 |
| 12 | Leicester City | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | -6 | 27 |
| 13 | Aston Villa | 24 | 8 | 3 | 13 | -6 | 27 |
| 14 | Brentford | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | -15 | 24 |
| 15 | Leeds United | 25 | 5 | 8 | 12 | -27 | 23 |
| 16 | Everton | 23 | 6 | 4 | 13 | -12 | 22 |
| 17 | Newcastle United | 24 | 4 | 10 | 10 | -19 | 22 |
| 18 | Burnley | 23 | 3 | 11 | 9 | -8 | 20 |
| 19 | Watford | 25 | 5 | 3 | 17 | -22 | 18 |
| 20 | Norwich City | 25 | 4 | 5 | 16 | -38 | 17 |