Arsenal v Wolverhampton Wanderers, 17 August 2024

Score2-0 to Arsenal
RefereeJarred Gillett
CompetitionPremier League
VenueEmirates Stadium
Attendance60,261
Kick-off: 3.00pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 21 Arsenal won: 15 Drawn: 3 Wolverhampton Wanderers won: 3 Arsenal scored: 42 Wolverhampton Wanderers scored: 14 . Arsenal had now won each of the last seven meetings in the Premier League.

2 Arsenal

Manager: Mikel Arteta

0 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Manager: Gary O'Neil

Goals:

Kai Havertz 25 G
Bukayo Saka 74 G

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper David Raya
Defender Gabriel
Defender William Saliba
Defender Ben White
Defender/Midfielder Thomas Partey
Defender/Midfielder Declan Rice
Defender/Midfielder Olexsandr Zinchenko
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Bukayo Saka
Midfielder Martin Odegaard
Midfielder/Forward Kai Havertz

Starting lineup:

José Sá Goalkeeper
Matt Doherty Defender
Yerson Mosquera Defender
Toti Defender
Rayan Aït Nouri Defender/Midfielder
Mario Lemina Defender/Midfielder
João Gomes Midfielder
HWANG Hee-chan Midfielder/Forward
Rodrigo Gomes Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Jurriën Timber for Olexsandr Zinchenko 69
Leandro Trossard for Bukayo Saka 80
Gabriel Jesus for Declan Rice 86

Substitutions:

Matheus Cunha for Jean-Ricner Bellegarde 57
Daniel Podence for Rodrigo Gomes 75
Chiquinho for Jørgen Strand Larsen 84
Craig Dawson for Rayan Aït Nouri 84
Pablo Sarabia for João Gomes 84

Cards:

Bukayo Saka 60 Y
Gabriel Jesus 88 Y

Cards:

João Gomes 23 Y
Toti 38 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale
Defender Jurriën Timber
Midfielder Jorginho
Midfielder Reiss Nelson
Midfielder Leandro Trossard
Midfielder/Forward Ethan Nwaneri
Forward Eddie Nketiah

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Dan Bentley
Defender Santiago Bueno
Defender Craig Dawson
Midfielder Tommy Doyle
Midfielder/Forward Chiquinho
Midfielder/Forward Daniel Podence
Midfielder/Forward Matheus Cunha
Midfielder/Forward Pablo Sarabia

Comments:

This was Arsenal’s opening game in their 99th consecutive season in the top dvision; the longest such current sequence by any club. . The Gunners had now won 17 of 19 games in the Premier League in 2024 (lost one). . William Saliba had now created a new club record of being on the winning team in 50 of his first 66 appearances in the Premier League. The previous quickest of reaching 50 wins was by Nacho Monreal in 70 games.

Comments:

Wolverhampton Wanderers had now lost their opening league game in four consecutive seasons for the first time. . Wolves had now played away in their opening game in the last six seasons in the Premier League. . They had now failed to score in five of their last seven games in the Premier League.

2 Arsenal

Manager: Mikel Arteta

Goals:

Kai Havertz 25 G
Bukayo Saka 74 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper David Raya
Defender Gabriel
Defender William Saliba
Defender Ben White
Defender/Midfielder Thomas Partey
Defender/Midfielder Declan Rice
Defender/Midfielder Olexsandr Zinchenko
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Bukayo Saka
Midfielder Martin Odegaard
Midfielder/Forward Kai Havertz

Substitutions:

Jurriën Timber for Olexsandr Zinchenko 69
Leandro Trossard for Bukayo Saka 80
Gabriel Jesus for Declan Rice 86

Cards:

Bukayo Saka 60 Y
Gabriel Jesus 88 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale
Defender Jurriën Timber
Midfielder Jorginho
Midfielder Reiss Nelson
Midfielder Leandro Trossard
Midfielder/Forward Ethan Nwaneri
Forward Eddie Nketiah

Comments:

This was Arsenal’s opening game in their 99th consecutive season in the top dvision; the longest such current sequence by any club. . The Gunners had now won 17 of 19 games in the Premier League in 2024 (lost one). . William Saliba had now created a new club record of being on the winning team in 50 of his first 66 appearances in the Premier League. The previous quickest of reaching 50 wins was by Nacho Monreal in 70 games.

0 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Manager: Gary O'Neil

Goals:

Starting lineup:

José Sá Goalkeeper
Matt Doherty Defender
Yerson Mosquera Defender
Toti Defender
Rayan Aït Nouri Defender/Midfielder
Mario Lemina Defender/Midfielder
João Gomes Midfielder
HWANG Hee-chan Midfielder/Forward
Rodrigo Gomes Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Matheus Cunha for Jean-Ricner Bellegarde 57
Daniel Podence for Rodrigo Gomes 75
Chiquinho for Jørgen Strand Larsen 84
Craig Dawson for Rayan Aït Nouri 84
Pablo Sarabia for João Gomes 84

Cards:

João Gomes 23 Y
Toti 38 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Dan Bentley
Defender Santiago Bueno
Defender Craig Dawson
Midfielder Tommy Doyle
Midfielder/Forward Chiquinho
Midfielder/Forward Daniel Podence
Midfielder/Forward Matheus Cunha
Midfielder/Forward Pablo Sarabia

Comments:

Wolverhampton Wanderers had now lost their opening league game in four consecutive seasons for the first time. . Wolves had now played away in their opening game in the last six seasons in the Premier League. . They had now failed to score in five of their last seven games in the Premier League.