Arsenal v Wolverhampton Wanderers, 13 December 2025

Score2-1 to Arsenal
RefereeRob Jones
CompetitionPremier League
VenueEmirates Stadium
Attendance60,242

View Arsenal v Wolverhampton Wanderers head to head

Kick-off: 8.00pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 23 Arsenal won: 17 Drawn: 3 Wolverhampton Wanderers won: 3 Arsenal scored: 45 Wolverhampton Wanderers scored: 15 . Wolverhampton Wanderers had now failed to keep a clean sheet against Arsenal in 36 meetings in all competitions since a 1-0 win at Highbury on 24 February 1979 in League Division One.

2 Arsenal

Manager: Mikel Arteta

1 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Manager: Rob Edwards

Goals:

Sam Johnstone own goal 70 OG
Yerson Mosquera own goal 90+4 OG

Goals:

Tolu Arokodare 90 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper David Raya
Defender Piero Hincapié
Defender William Saliba
Defender Jurriën Timber
Defender Ben White
Defender/Midfielder Declan Rice
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Bukayo Saka
Midfielder Martín Zubimendi
Midfielder/Forward Eberechi Eze
Forward Gabriel Martinelli
Forward Viktor Gyökeres

Starting lineup:

Sam Johnstone Goalkeeper
Matt Doherty Defender
Yerson Mosquera Defender
Toti Defender
Emmanuel Agbadou Defender/Midfielder
Ladislav Krejčí Defender/Midfielder
David Møller Wolfe Defender/Midfielder
André Midfielder
João Gomes Midfielder
HWANG Hee-chan Midfielder/Forward
Jørgen Strand Larsen Forward

Substitutions:

Myles Lewis-Skelly for Ben White 31
Martin Odegaard for Eberechi Eze 57
Leandro Trossard for Gabriel Martinelli 57
Mikel Merino for Martín Zubimendi 58
Gabriel Jesus for Viktor Gyökeres 81

Substitutions:

Tolu Arokodare for Jørgen Strand Larsen 69
Jackson Tchatchoua for Matt Doherty 69
Jhon Arias for HWANG Hee-chan 80
Fer López for Ladislav Krejčí 80
Mateus Mané for Toti 86

Cards:

Cards:

HWANG Hee-chan 60 Y
Matt Doherty 65 Y
Yerson Mosquera 90+6 Y
Emmanuel Agbadou 90+8 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga
Defender/Midfielder Myles Lewis-Skelly
Defender/Midfielder Christian Norgaard
Midfielder Martin Odegaard
Midfielder Leandro Trossard
Midfielder/Forward Noni Madueke
Midfielder/Forward Mikel Merino
Midfielder/Forward Ethan Nwaneri
Forward Gabriel Jesus

On the bench:

Goalkeeper José Sá
Defender Santiago Bueno
Defender Ki-Jana Hoever
Defender Jackson Tchatchoua
Midfielder Tawanda Chirewa
Midfielder/Forward Jhon Arias
Midfielder/Forward Fer López
Midfielder/Forward Mateus Mané
Forward Tolu Arokodare

Comments:

League position: 1st . Arsenal had now won their eight home games in the Premier League against a team starting the day in the bottom three since April 2023. . The Gunners had now won five consecutive home games in the Premier League for the first time since April 2024 (five). . They had now failed to keep a clean sheet in 32 of their last 50 games in the Premier League.

Comments:

League position: 20th . Wolverhampton Wanderers had now become the third team to remain without a win in the opening 16 games of a season in the Premier League: previously Queens Park Rangers in 2012-13 (16) and Sheffield United in 2020-21 (17). . Wolves had now lost nine consecutive league games for the first time: previously eight from December 1981 to February 1982 in League Division One. . They had now failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 28 games in the Premier League played in London (conceded 63 goals).

2 Arsenal

Manager: Mikel Arteta

Goals:

Sam Johnstone own goal 70 OG
Yerson Mosquera own goal 90+4 OG

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper David Raya
Defender Piero Hincapié
Defender William Saliba
Defender Jurriën Timber
Defender Ben White
Defender/Midfielder Declan Rice
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Bukayo Saka
Midfielder Martín Zubimendi
Midfielder/Forward Eberechi Eze
Forward Gabriel Martinelli
Forward Viktor Gyökeres

Substitutions:

Myles Lewis-Skelly for Ben White 31
Martin Odegaard for Eberechi Eze 57
Leandro Trossard for Gabriel Martinelli 57
Mikel Merino for Martín Zubimendi 58
Gabriel Jesus for Viktor Gyökeres 81

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga
Defender/Midfielder Myles Lewis-Skelly
Defender/Midfielder Christian Norgaard
Midfielder Martin Odegaard
Midfielder Leandro Trossard
Midfielder/Forward Noni Madueke
Midfielder/Forward Mikel Merino
Midfielder/Forward Ethan Nwaneri
Forward Gabriel Jesus

Comments:

League position: 1st . Arsenal had now won their eight home games in the Premier League against a team starting the day in the bottom three since April 2023. . The Gunners had now won five consecutive home games in the Premier League for the first time since April 2024 (five). . They had now failed to keep a clean sheet in 32 of their last 50 games in the Premier League.

1 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Manager: Rob Edwards

Goals:

Tolu Arokodare 90 G

Starting lineup:

Sam Johnstone Goalkeeper
Matt Doherty Defender
Yerson Mosquera Defender
Toti Defender
Emmanuel Agbadou Defender/Midfielder
Ladislav Krejčí Defender/Midfielder
David Møller Wolfe Defender/Midfielder
André Midfielder
João Gomes Midfielder
HWANG Hee-chan Midfielder/Forward
Jørgen Strand Larsen Forward

Substitutions:

Tolu Arokodare for Jørgen Strand Larsen 69
Jackson Tchatchoua for Matt Doherty 69
Jhon Arias for HWANG Hee-chan 80
Fer López for Ladislav Krejčí 80
Mateus Mané for Toti 86

Cards:

HWANG Hee-chan 60 Y
Matt Doherty 65 Y
Yerson Mosquera 90+6 Y
Emmanuel Agbadou 90+8 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper José Sá
Defender Santiago Bueno
Defender Ki-Jana Hoever
Defender Jackson Tchatchoua
Midfielder Tawanda Chirewa
Midfielder/Forward Jhon Arias
Midfielder/Forward Fer López
Midfielder/Forward Mateus Mané
Forward Tolu Arokodare

Comments:

League position: 20th . Wolverhampton Wanderers had now become the third team to remain without a win in the opening 16 games of a season in the Premier League: previously Queens Park Rangers in 2012-13 (16) and Sheffield United in 2020-21 (17). . Wolves had now lost nine consecutive league games for the first time: previously eight from December 1981 to February 1982 in League Division One. . They had now failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 28 games in the Premier League played in London (conceded 63 goals).