Wolverhampton Wanderers v Arsenal, 18 February 2026

Score2-2
RefereePaul Tierney
CompetitionPremier League
VenueMolineux
Attendance29,843

View Wolverhampton Wanderers v Arsenal head to head

Kick-off: 8.00pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 24 Wolverhampton Wanderers won: 3 Drawn: 4 Arsenal won: 17 Wolverhampton Wanderers scored: 17 Arsenal scored: 47 . Wolverhampton Wanderers now remained without a win in their last ten meetings in the Premier League since a 2-1 home win on 2 February 2021.

2 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Manager: Rob Edwards

2 Arsenal

Manager: Mikel Arteta

Goals:

Hugo Bueno 61 G
Tom Edozie 90+4 G

Goals:

Bukayo Saka 5 G
Piero Hincapié 56 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper José Sá
Defender Santiago Bueno
Defender Yerson Mosquera
Defender Jackson Tchatchoua
Defender/Midfielder Hugo Bueno
Defender/Midfielder Ladislav Krejčí
Midfielder André
Midfielder Angel Gomés
Midfielder Jean-Ricner Bellegarde
Midfielder/Forward Mateus Mané
Forward Adam Armstrong

Starting lineup:

David Raya Goalkeeper
Gabriel Defender
Piero Hincapié Defender
William Saliba Defender
Jurriën Timber Defender
Declan Rice Defender/Midfielder
Bukayo Saka Defender/Midfielder/Forward
Martín Zubimendi Midfielder
Noni Madueke Midfielder/Forward
Gabriel Martinelli Forward
Viktor Gyökeres Forward

Substitutions:

Tolu Arokodare for Angel Gomés 22
Rodrigo Gomes for Jackson Tchatchoua 70
Tom Edozie for Jean-Ricner Bellegarde 84

Substitutions:

Eberechi Eze for Noni Madueke 65
Gabriel Jesus for Viktor Gyökeres 65
Leandro Trossard for Bukayo Saka 73
Riccardo Calafiori for Leandro Trossard 90+3

Cards:

Santiago Bueno 45+4 Y
Jean-Ricner Bellegarde 71 Y

Cards:

Gabriel Jesus 90+9 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Sam Johnstone
Defender Matt Doherty
Defender Pedro Lima
Defender/Midfielder David Møller Wolfe
Midfielder João Gomes
Midfielder Luke Rawlings
Midfielder/Forward Tom Edozie
Midfielder/Forward Rodrigo Gomes
Forward Tolu Arokodare

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga
Defender Riccardo Calafiori
Defender Cristhian Mosquera
Defender Ben White
Defender/Midfielder Myles Lewis-Skelly
Defender/Midfielder Christian Norgaard
Midfielder Leandro Trossard
Midfielder/Forward Eberechi Eze
Forward Gabriel Jesus

Comments:

League position: 20th . Wolverhampton Wanderers had now won one and lost 14 of their last 20 games in the Premier League. . Wolves had now failed to keep a clean sheet in 28 of their last 31 games in the Premier League. . They had now drawn nine of their last 50 home games in the Premier League (won 15).

Comments:

League position: 1st . Arsenal had now won seven and drawn four of their last 12 games in the Premier League. . This was the first-ever time that the leaders had let a two goal lead slip in a game in the Premier League against a team starting the day in the bottom three. [c/o Tom Ede] . The Gunners had now conceded 6,001 goals in their 4,817 games in the Premier League and Football League (scored 8,161). . Piero Hincapié’s goal was initially disallowed for offside but the decision was subsequently overturned following a VAR review.

2 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Manager: Rob Edwards

Goals:

Hugo Bueno 61 G
Tom Edozie 90+4 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper José Sá
Defender Santiago Bueno
Defender Yerson Mosquera
Defender Jackson Tchatchoua
Defender/Midfielder Hugo Bueno
Defender/Midfielder Ladislav Krejčí
Midfielder André
Midfielder Angel Gomés
Midfielder Jean-Ricner Bellegarde
Midfielder/Forward Mateus Mané
Forward Adam Armstrong

Substitutions:

Tolu Arokodare for Angel Gomés 22
Rodrigo Gomes for Jackson Tchatchoua 70
Tom Edozie for Jean-Ricner Bellegarde 84

Cards:

Santiago Bueno 45+4 Y
Jean-Ricner Bellegarde 71 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Sam Johnstone
Defender Matt Doherty
Defender Pedro Lima
Defender/Midfielder David Møller Wolfe
Midfielder João Gomes
Midfielder Luke Rawlings
Midfielder/Forward Tom Edozie
Midfielder/Forward Rodrigo Gomes
Forward Tolu Arokodare

Comments:

League position: 20th . Wolverhampton Wanderers had now won one and lost 14 of their last 20 games in the Premier League. . Wolves had now failed to keep a clean sheet in 28 of their last 31 games in the Premier League. . They had now drawn nine of their last 50 home games in the Premier League (won 15).

2 Arsenal

Manager: Mikel Arteta

Goals:

Bukayo Saka 5 G
Piero Hincapié 56 G

Starting lineup:

David Raya Goalkeeper
Gabriel Defender
Piero Hincapié Defender
William Saliba Defender
Jurriën Timber Defender
Declan Rice Defender/Midfielder
Bukayo Saka Defender/Midfielder/Forward
Martín Zubimendi Midfielder
Noni Madueke Midfielder/Forward
Gabriel Martinelli Forward
Viktor Gyökeres Forward

Substitutions:

Eberechi Eze for Noni Madueke 65
Gabriel Jesus for Viktor Gyökeres 65
Leandro Trossard for Bukayo Saka 73
Riccardo Calafiori for Leandro Trossard 90+3

Cards:

Gabriel Jesus 90+9 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga
Defender Riccardo Calafiori
Defender Cristhian Mosquera
Defender Ben White
Defender/Midfielder Myles Lewis-Skelly
Defender/Midfielder Christian Norgaard
Midfielder Leandro Trossard
Midfielder/Forward Eberechi Eze
Forward Gabriel Jesus

Comments:

League position: 1st . Arsenal had now won seven and drawn four of their last 12 games in the Premier League. . This was the first-ever time that the leaders had let a two goal lead slip in a game in the Premier League against a team starting the day in the bottom three. [c/o Tom Ede] . The Gunners had now conceded 6,001 goals in their 4,817 games in the Premier League and Football League (scored 8,161). . Piero Hincapié’s goal was initially disallowed for offside but the decision was subsequently overturned following a VAR review.