Arsenal v Wolverhampton Wanderers, 02 December 2023

Score2-1 to Arsenal
RefereePeter Bankes
CompetitionPremier League
VenueEmirates Stadium
Attendance60,262

View Arsenal v Wolverhampton Wanderers head to head

Kick-off: 3.00pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 19 Arsenal won: 13 Drawn: 3 Wolverhampton Wanderers won: 3 Arsenal scored: 38 Wolverhampton Wanderers scored: 14 . Arsenal had now scored in all of the last 32 meetings in all competitions since February 1979.

2 Arsenal

Manager: Mikel Arteta

1 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Manager: Gary O'Neil

Goals:

Bukayo Saka 6 G
Martin Odegaard 13 G

Goals:

Matheus Cunha 86 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper David Raya
Defender Gabriel
Defender William Saliba
Defender/Midfielder Declan Rice
Defender/Midfielder Takehiro Tomiyasu
Defender/Midfielder Olexsandr Zinchenko
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Bukayo Saka
Midfielder Martin Odegaard
Midfielder Leandro Trossard
Forward Gabriel Jesus
Forward Gabriel Martinelli

Starting lineup:

José Sá Goalkeeper
Craig Dawson Defender
Max Kilman Defender
Nélson Semedo Defender
Toti Defender
Hugo Bueno Defender/Midfielder
Jean-Ricner Bellegarde Midfielder
Tommy Doyle Midfielder
Boubacar Traoré Midfielder
HWANG Hee-chan Midfielder/Forward
Matheus Cunha Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Eddie Nketiah for Gabriel Jesus 67
Kai Havertz for Gabriel Martinelli 77
Ben White for Takehiro Tomiyasu 79
Jorginho for Martin Odegaard 90+3
Jakub Kiwior for Bukayo Saka 90+3

Substitutions:

Dan Bentley for José Sá 23
Matt Doherty for Hugo Bueno 62
Pablo Sarabia for Jean-Ricner Bellegarde 63
Saša Kalajdžić for Tommy Doyle 90+3

Cards:

William Saliba 68 Y

Cards:

HWANG Hee-chan 88 Y
Matheus Cunha 90+9 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale
Defender Cédric Soares
Defender Jakub Kiwior
Defender Ben White
Midfielder Mohamed El Neny
Midfielder Jorginho
Midfielder Reiss Nelson
Midfielder/Forward Kai Havertz
Forward Eddie Nketiah

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Dan Bentley
Defender Santiago Bueno
Defender Matt Doherty
Defender Justin Hubner
Defender/Midfielder Matthew Whittingham
Midfielder Tawanda Chirewa
Midfielder/Forward Saša Kalajdžić
Midfielder/Forward Pablo Sarabia
Forward Fábio Silva

Comments:

League position: 1st . Arsenal had now won 30 of their last 38 home games in the Premier League that kicked off at 3pm on a Saturday (lost one). . Bukayo Saka's opener was the Gunners’ 100th goal in all competitions in 2023 (played 48). . This was the first time that they had scored in the opening 15 minutes of a game in this Premier League season (played 14).

Comments:

League position: 13th . Wolvehampton Wanderers had now won three and lost three of their last nine games in the Premier League. . Wolves had now kept a clean sheet in one their last 24 away games in the Premier League. . They remained without a win in their last 13 visits to London in the Premier League (lost ten).

2 Arsenal

Manager: Mikel Arteta

Goals:

Bukayo Saka 6 G
Martin Odegaard 13 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper David Raya
Defender Gabriel
Defender William Saliba
Defender/Midfielder Declan Rice
Defender/Midfielder Takehiro Tomiyasu
Defender/Midfielder Olexsandr Zinchenko
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Bukayo Saka
Midfielder Martin Odegaard
Midfielder Leandro Trossard
Forward Gabriel Jesus
Forward Gabriel Martinelli

Substitutions:

Eddie Nketiah for Gabriel Jesus 67
Kai Havertz for Gabriel Martinelli 77
Ben White for Takehiro Tomiyasu 79
Jorginho for Martin Odegaard 90+3
Jakub Kiwior for Bukayo Saka 90+3

Cards:

William Saliba 68 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale
Defender Cédric Soares
Defender Jakub Kiwior
Defender Ben White
Midfielder Mohamed El Neny
Midfielder Jorginho
Midfielder Reiss Nelson
Midfielder/Forward Kai Havertz
Forward Eddie Nketiah

Comments:

League position: 1st . Arsenal had now won 30 of their last 38 home games in the Premier League that kicked off at 3pm on a Saturday (lost one). . Bukayo Saka's opener was the Gunners’ 100th goal in all competitions in 2023 (played 48). . This was the first time that they had scored in the opening 15 minutes of a game in this Premier League season (played 14).

1 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Manager: Gary O'Neil

Goals:

Matheus Cunha 86 G

Starting lineup:

José Sá Goalkeeper
Craig Dawson Defender
Max Kilman Defender
Nélson Semedo Defender
Toti Defender
Hugo Bueno Defender/Midfielder
Jean-Ricner Bellegarde Midfielder
Tommy Doyle Midfielder
Boubacar Traoré Midfielder
HWANG Hee-chan Midfielder/Forward
Matheus Cunha Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Dan Bentley for José Sá 23
Matt Doherty for Hugo Bueno 62
Pablo Sarabia for Jean-Ricner Bellegarde 63
Saša Kalajdžić for Tommy Doyle 90+3

Cards:

HWANG Hee-chan 88 Y
Matheus Cunha 90+9 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Dan Bentley
Defender Santiago Bueno
Defender Matt Doherty
Defender Justin Hubner
Defender/Midfielder Matthew Whittingham
Midfielder Tawanda Chirewa
Midfielder/Forward Saša Kalajdžić
Midfielder/Forward Pablo Sarabia
Forward Fábio Silva

Comments:

League position: 13th . Wolvehampton Wanderers had now won three and lost three of their last nine games in the Premier League. . Wolves had now kept a clean sheet in one their last 24 away games in the Premier League. . They remained without a win in their last 13 visits to London in the Premier League (lost ten).