Wolverhampton Wanderers v Arsenal, 24 April 2019

Score3-1 to Wolverhampton Wanderers
RefereeStuart Attwell
CompetitionPremier League
VenueMolineux
Attendance31,436

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Kick-off: 7.45pm This was Wolverhampton Wanderers' first win against Arsenal since a 3-2 victory at Highbury in League Division One on 29 September 1979. Arsenal had won eight and drawn one of their preceding nine visits to Molineux in all competitions. Premier League Head to Head Played: 10 Wolverhampton Wanderers won: 1 Drawn: 2 Arsenal won: 7 Wolverhampton Wanderers scored: 7 Arsenal scored: 21

3 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Manager: Nuno Espírito Santo

1 Arsenal

Manager: Unai Emery

Goals:

Rúben Neves 28 G
Matt Doherty 37 G
Diogo Jota 45 G

Goals:

Sokratis Papastathopoulos 80 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Rui Patrício
Defender Ryan Bennett
Defender Willy Boly
Defender Matt Doherty
Defender/Midfielder Conor Coady
Defender/Midfielder Leander Dendoncker
Defender/Midfielder Jonny
Midfielder João Moutinho
Midfielder Rúben Neves
Midfielder/Forward Diogo Jota
Forward Raúl Jiménez

Starting lineup:

Bernd Leno Goalkeeper
Laurent Koscielny Defender
Nacho Monreal Defender
Sokratis Papastathopoulos Defender
Granit Xhaka Defender/Midfielder
Mesut Özil Midfielder
Henrikh Mkhitaryan Midfielder
Lucas Torreira Midfielder
Alex Iwobi Midfielder/Forward
Ainsley Maitland-Niles Midfielder/Forward
Alexandre Lacazette Forward

Substitutions:

Ivan Cavaleiro for Diogo Jota 78
Adama Traoré for Raúl Jiménez 82
Morgan Gibbs-White for João Moutinho 90

Substitutions:

Sead Kolašinac for Henrikh Mkhitaryan 58
Mattéo Guendouzi for Lucas Torreira 59
Eddie Nketiah for Alex Iwobi 71

Cards:

Matt Doherty 17 Y
Ryan Bennett 84 Y

Cards:

Nacho Monreal 27 Y
Granit Xhaka 31 Y
Lucas Torreira 45 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper John Ruddy
Defender Rúben Vinagre
Defender/Midfielder Romain Saïss
Midfielder/Forward Morgan Gibbs-White
Midfielder/Forward Hélder Costa
Midfielder/Forward Adama Traoré
Forward Ivan Cavaleiro

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Petr Čech
Defender Shkodran Mustafi
Defender/Midfielder Sead Kolašinac
Midfielder Mohamed El Neny
Midfielder Mattéo Guendouzi
Midfielder Joe Willock
Forward Eddie Nketiah

Comments:

League position: 7th Wolverhampton Wanderers had now won more games in this Premier League season against the big six teams (four) than against the current bottom six teams (three). This was the first time that Wolves had led a Premier League game at half-time by a margin of three or more goals. With their third goal, they became the 36th club to score 200 goals in the Premier League (played 187, conceded 324). Wolves had now become the first promoted team to take 50 points in a Premier League season since Birmingham City in 2009-10.

Comments:

League position: 5th This was the first time that Arsenal had lost by a margin of two or more goals against a newly-promoted team in the Premier League since a 2-0 loss at Newcastle United on the final day of the 1993-94 season. The Gunners had now lost all nine games in the Premier League that they had trailed by three or more goals at half-time. They had now lost five of their last seven away games in the Premier League against the teams currently in the top half of table.

3 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Manager: Nuno Espírito Santo

Goals:

Rúben Neves 28 G
Matt Doherty 37 G
Diogo Jota 45 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Rui Patrício
Defender Ryan Bennett
Defender Willy Boly
Defender Matt Doherty
Defender/Midfielder Conor Coady
Defender/Midfielder Leander Dendoncker
Defender/Midfielder Jonny
Midfielder João Moutinho
Midfielder Rúben Neves
Midfielder/Forward Diogo Jota
Forward Raúl Jiménez

Substitutions:

Ivan Cavaleiro for Diogo Jota 78
Adama Traoré for Raúl Jiménez 82
Morgan Gibbs-White for João Moutinho 90

Cards:

Matt Doherty 17 Y
Ryan Bennett 84 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper John Ruddy
Defender Rúben Vinagre
Defender/Midfielder Romain Saïss
Midfielder/Forward Morgan Gibbs-White
Midfielder/Forward Hélder Costa
Midfielder/Forward Adama Traoré
Forward Ivan Cavaleiro

Comments:

League position: 7th Wolverhampton Wanderers had now won more games in this Premier League season against the big six teams (four) than against the current bottom six teams (three). This was the first time that Wolves had led a Premier League game at half-time by a margin of three or more goals. With their third goal, they became the 36th club to score 200 goals in the Premier League (played 187, conceded 324). Wolves had now become the first promoted team to take 50 points in a Premier League season since Birmingham City in 2009-10.

1 Arsenal

Manager: Unai Emery

Goals:

Sokratis Papastathopoulos 80 G

Starting lineup:

Bernd Leno Goalkeeper
Laurent Koscielny Defender
Nacho Monreal Defender
Sokratis Papastathopoulos Defender
Granit Xhaka Defender/Midfielder
Mesut Özil Midfielder
Henrikh Mkhitaryan Midfielder
Lucas Torreira Midfielder
Alex Iwobi Midfielder/Forward
Ainsley Maitland-Niles Midfielder/Forward
Alexandre Lacazette Forward

Substitutions:

Sead Kolašinac for Henrikh Mkhitaryan 58
Mattéo Guendouzi for Lucas Torreira 59
Eddie Nketiah for Alex Iwobi 71

Cards:

Nacho Monreal 27 Y
Granit Xhaka 31 Y
Lucas Torreira 45 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Petr Čech
Defender Shkodran Mustafi
Defender/Midfielder Sead Kolašinac
Midfielder Mohamed El Neny
Midfielder Mattéo Guendouzi
Midfielder Joe Willock
Forward Eddie Nketiah

Comments:

League position: 5th This was the first time that Arsenal had lost by a margin of two or more goals against a newly-promoted team in the Premier League since a 2-0 loss at Newcastle United on the final day of the 1993-94 season. The Gunners had now lost all nine games in the Premier League that they had trailed by three or more goals at half-time. They had now lost five of their last seven away games in the Premier League against the teams currently in the top half of table.