Arsenal throw away two-goal lead to draw 2-2 with bottom side Wolves
Hosts score in injury-time
Result leaves Gunners five points clear of second-placed Manchester City
Rob Edwards' side remain bottom of table, 17 points from safety
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Image source, Getty ImagesArsenal winger Bukayo Saka, speaking to BBC Match of the Day: "Disappointed. Not much else to say. There was a big difference in how we played in the first half and the second half. We dropped our standards and we got punished for it.
On whether nerves are creeping into the side: "Time to focus on ourselves, improve our standards and improve our performances and it is in our control."
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Image source, Getty Images04:17: BukayoSaka heads Arsenal into the lead.
55:02: Gunners make it 2-0 through Piero Hincapie.
60:16: Wolves score the goal of the night through Hugo Bueno.
93:20: Wolves equalise through 19-year-old debutant Tom Edozie.
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Wolves winger Tom Edozie, speaking to BBC Match of the Day: "It's a dream come true. Getting my debut is one thing and then scoring on my debut is another. Just so thankful, just so happy."
On whether he's claiming the goal after it came off Riccardo Calafiori: "100 per cent, I'll take the goal. Definitely my goal.
"As I was watching the game I saw the game becoming a bit tense and we had more control of the ball than before so I knew that going into the last couple minutes of the game it was going to be more end-to-end, so I just tried to do as best as I can. Luckily I scored."
On the feeling when he was told he was coming on: "Obviously, I got a bit nervous. My legs started to shake a little bit but as soon as I got on that pitch i I was raring to go."
On scoring: "The ball dropped to me and just trying to keep it as low as people and just as hard as I can. They couldn't stop it, so it was my goal.
"Nothing was really going through my head, it was just loads of different emotions. I was so happy to be there when fans were cheering. Something I dream of."
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Image source, Getty ImagesEarlier, Opta credited Wolves' stoppage-time equaliser to an own goal by Riccardo Calafiori.
They are now giving it to 19-year-old substitute Tom Edozie who was making his Premier League debut.
The stuff of dreams.
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Dave: Wolves didn’t even play well.
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Paul Merson
Former Arsenal midfielder speaking on Sky Sports
I know Arsenal have been in this position three times before but it might never happen again.
Now, all of a sudden, it's out of their hands after being so many points clear.
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Mark: Same as every season. Say goodbye to the title. Always blow it. Bottle it.
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Alan Smith
Former Arsenal forward on Sky Sports
Feels like a vital one and maybe a turning point. The way things unravelled at the end with Trossard trying to waste time and David Raya coming out. It doesn't bode well for Arsenal trying to handle the pressure.
They almost stepped off it and allowed Wolves back in the game. At 2-0, you're thinking it's home and hosed. The situation seems to be getting the better of them.
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Arsenal have 11 Premier League games left - six at home and five away:
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Harry: Predictable that this is happening again…
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Manchester City will reduce Arsenal's lead to two points if they beat Newcastle at Etihad Stadium on Saturday (20:00 GMT kick-off) before Arsenal go to Tottenham on Sunday (16:30 GMT).
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Arsenal in the Premier League in 2026:
Played: 8
Won: 3
Drawn: 4
Lost: 1
Points: 13/24
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What does it all mean?
Arsenal end the day by stretching their lead at the top from four to five points. But they have now played one more game than second-placed Manchester City. And the Gunners still have to go to Etihad Stadium in April.
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There are Arsenal fans with heads in their hands at Molineux.
They cannot believe what they have just seen.
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Alan Smith
Former Arsenal forward on Sky Sports
The Arsenal players are absolutely gutted and you can understand why.
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Image source, Getty ImagesNeedless scenes after the final whistle as Gabriel Jesus shoves Yerson Mosquera to the floor. Arsenal's frustration is spilling over.
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All over. And listen to all those cheers in Wolverhampton...and the blue half of Manchester.
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If it stays like this, Arsenal will have won just three times in eight Premier League matches.
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AB: That’s the title gone. Over to you Pep.
Wolves 2-2 Arsenal
It's official...that's gone down as a Riccardo Calafiori own goal.
Tom Edozie's strike was bundled into his own net by Riccardo Calafiori
At a glance
Bukayo Saka opens scoring for Arsenal to end 15-game goal drought
Defender Piero Hincapie adds a second with first goal for Gunners
But a Hugo Bueno strike and Riccardo Calafiori's 94th-minute own goal snatch point for bottom club Wolves
Arsenal five points clear at top of Premier League
Leaders Arsenal blew a 2-0 lead to draw at rock-bottom Wolves and miss the chance to go seven points clear at the top of the Premier League.
Gunners defender Riccardo Calafiori turned in home debutant Tom Edozie's shot in the fourth minute of added time for a dramatic leveller after keeper David Raya and centre-back Gabriel made a mess of clearing a high ball into the box.
Hugo Bueno had started Wolves' comeback with a stunning curling effort after Bukayo Saka - with his first goal in 15 games - and Piero Hincapie had given Arsenal a commanding lead.
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| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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| 27 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 52 | 20 | 32 | 58 |
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| 26 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 54 | 24 | 30 | 53 |
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| 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 37 | 27 | 10 | 50 |
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| 26 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 47 | 37 | 10 | 45 |
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| 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 47 | 30 | 17 | 44 |
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| 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 41 | 35 | 6 | 42 |
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| 26 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 40 | 35 | 5 | 40 |
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| 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 29 | 30 | -1 | 37 |
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| 26 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 43 | 45 | -2 | 37 |
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| 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 36 |
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| 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 27 | 30 | -3 | 36 |
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| 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 35 | 40 | -5 | 34 |
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| 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 28 | 32 | -4 | 32 |
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| 26 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 31 |
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| 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 36 | 45 | -9 | 30 |
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| 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 36 | 37 | -1 | 29 |
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| 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 25 | 38 | -13 | 27 |
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| 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 32 | 49 | -17 | 24 |
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| 26 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 28 | 51 | -23 | 18 |
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| 27 | 1 | 7 | 19 | 18 | 50 | -32 | 10 |
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Formation:3 - 4 - 2 - 1
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Match momentum measures the swing of the match by comparing each team’s threat to see who is more likely to score within that minute. The momentum value is the difference between each team’s most dangerous moment, or team threat, in that minute.
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Since doing the double over Arsenal in 2020-21, Wolves have now lost each of their last nine against the Gunners in the Premier League.
Arsenal have won nine of their 11 Premier League away games against Wolves (L2), their highest win rate against any side they’ve faced 10+ times on the road (82%).
Arsenal have scored in each of their last 36 meetings with Wolves in all competitions. In competitive English football history, only Wrexham have had a longer scoring streak against an opponent (49 vs Darlington between 1929 and 1961).
Both of Arsenal’s goals in their 2-1 win against Wolves in the reverse fixture were own goals. Only three sides have benefitted from three own goals against an opponent in a single Premier League campaign – Charlton against Sunderland in 2002-03, Arsenal against Southampton in 2012-13 and Southampton against Sunderland in 2014-15.
Arsenal have won their last 14 Premier League matches against teams in the relegation zone by an aggregate score of 40-4. It’s the longest winning run against sides in the bottom three (or bottom four in 1994-95) in the competition’s history.
Arsenal have won all eight of their games played on a Wednesday in all competitions this season. The last time a Premier League team had a better 100% win rate on a specific day over the course of a season was Man City in 2020-21 (won 15/15 on Wednesdays).
Wolves have lost 16 of their 20 Premier League games against sides starting the day top of the table (W3 D1), beating Man Utd in January 2004 and February 2011, and Manchester City in September 2023. Those two wins against Man Utd came while they were bottom of the table, however.
Wolves have lost 10 of their 13 Premier League home games this season (W1 D2), with only Southampton last season reaching 10 home losses in fewer games (12). Wolves have only lost more home games in a single top-flight season twice before – 11 in 1964-65 and 13 in 2011-12.
Wolves have failed to score in more different Premier League games than any other side this season (14), while Arsenal have kept more clean sheets than anyone else (13).
Arsenal’s Noni Madueke – who has scored in his last two away league games – has scored more Premier League goals against Wolves than any other opponent, with his four goals against them accounting for 27% of his total in the competition (4/15).
