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Arsenal Vs Wolves (24/02/2022)

ARSENAL

Mikel Arteta

First Eleven

32 Aaron Ramsdale

17 Cédric Soares Min. 76 (Substituted with Edward Nketiah)

4 Ben White

06 Gabriel Magalhães

03 Kieran Tierney Min. 90+2 (Substituted with Nuno Tavares)

18 Thomas Partey

29 Granit Xhaka

87 Bukayo Saka Min. 38

11 Martin Ødegaard

35 Gabriel Martinelli Min. 72 (Substituted with Nicolas Pépé)

9 Alexandre Lacazette

Substitutes

19 Bernd Leno

16 Rob Holding

20 Nuno Tavares Min. 90+2 (Substituted with Kieran Tierney)

69 Z. Swanson

35 Mohamed Elneny

23 Sambi Lokonga

82 Omari Hutchinson

19 Nicolas Pépé Min. 72 (Substituted with Gabriel Martinelli)

62 Edward Nketiah Min. 76 (Substituted with Cédric Soares)

Emirates Stadium

End of Match

82' Nicolas Pépé
90+5' José Sá (OWN)

9' Hwang Hee-Chan

LIVE COMMENTARY

90+5'	Alexandre Lacazette right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the centre of the goal.
90+2'	Nuno Tavares replaces Kieran Tierney because of an injury.
90+1'	Attempt blocked. Granit Xhaka left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
88'	Martin Ødegaard hits the bar with a left footed shot from the centre of the box.
86'	Attempt missed. Pedro Neto left footed shot from the centre of the box.
82'	Nicolas Pépé left footed shot from the centre of the box.
72'	Pepe is sent on for Martinelli.
71'	Attempt missed. Thomas Partey right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
65'	BLOCK! Lacazette takes the resulting free-kick, but his effort clips off the top of the ball and lands comfortably in the grasp of Sa.
63'	Lacazette leads a break for the home side, and although he sees his throughball blocked by Neves, Jonny brings down the forward on the edge of the box.
61'	Jonny replaces Nélson Semedo because of an injury.
58'	Attempt missed. Alexandre Lacazette right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right.
55'	Saka tries to fashion room for a shot inside the area but his effort is blocked. Wolves however just can't clear their lines as a searching aerial ball for Hwang is cut out by White and Arsenal come again.
52'	Foul by Hwang Hee-Chan. Gabriel Magalhães wins a free kick on the left wing.
50'	Foul by João Moutinho. Thomas Partey wins a free kick in the attacking half.
46'	Attempt missed. Gabriel Martinelli left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the left.
46'	Second Half begins..
H-T	Arsenal 0-1 wolves
45+1'	Attempt missed. Raúl Jiménez right footed shot from the centre of the box.
42'	Martinelli breaks down the left flank and cuts inside to shoot, only to plant his effort straight at Sa.
41'	Saka works a short-corner with Odegaard and moves into the right-inside channel, but he loses out to Semedo before he can threaten.
38'	Yellow card to Bukayo Saka.
35'	Attempt missed. Gabriel Martinelli right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
33'	Attempt missed. Alexandre Lacazette right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Bukayo Saka.
29'	Attempt blocked. Alexandre Lacazette right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
28'	Partey wins possession on the edge of the Wolves box, but his offload towards Saka travels away from the winger and safely into the hands of Sa.
24'	Arsenal are dominating possession, but the defending from Wolves in and around their penalty area has been exceptional so far.
22'	Saka is played into acres of space down the right flank and he bursts into the box. The winger goes for a strike on his weaker right foot, which is charged down by Coady behind for a corner.
20'	Odegaard sends a pass inside for the run of Lacazette, but as the Frenchman tries to turn he is crowded out by Coady and Saiss.
17'	BLOCK! Saiss puts his body on the line for Wolves at the back to block Odegaard's strike at goal after the midfielder is teed up by Saka.
16'	Attempt missed. Alexandre Lacazette right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right.
9'	Arsenal 0-1 Wolves Howler from Gabriel and Wolves lead!
6'	DISALLOWED GOAL! Saiss converts a cutback from Neves into the box from the right flank, but the flag goes up immediately against the defender for offside. It was neat finish, but it is likely it will count for little.
5'	Offside, Rúben Neves tries a through ball, but Romain Saïss is caught offside.
4'	Foul by Raúl Jiménez. Thomas Partey wins a free kick on the right wing.
2'	Saka and Lacazette play a nice one-two around the area before the former looks to feed Martinelli unmarked inside the box. But the Brazilian hits the deck under the challenge of a recovering Nelson Semedo before he can pull the trigger.
1'	First Half begins..
	Arsenal Starting XI To Face Wolves: Ramsdale; Cedric, White, Gabriel, Tierney; Partey, Xhaka; Saka, Ødegaard, Martinelli; Lacazette.

WOLVES

Bruno Lage

First Eleven

01 José Sá Min. 90+5
(OWN)

27 Romain Saïss

16 Conor Coady

49 Max Kilman

03 Rayan Aït-Nouri

28 João Moutinho

08 Rúben Neves

22 Nélson Semedo Min. 61 (Substituted with Jonny Castro)

10 Daniel Podence Min. 90 (Substituted with Leander Dendoncker)

09 Raúl Jiménez Min. 89

26 Hwang Hee-Chan Min. 9

Substitutes

19 Jonny Castro Min. 61 (Substituted with Nélson Semedo)

39 L. Cundle

32 Leander Dendoncker Min. 90 (Substituted with Daniel Podence)

24 Toti

07 Pedro Neto

11 Trincão

05 Fernando Marçal

21 John Ruddy

17 Fábio Silva

Arsenal Vs Wolves (24/02/2022)

ARSENAL

Emirates Stadium

WOLVES

ARSENAL - Lineup

WOLVES - Lineup