Wolves vs Arsenal LIVE: Premier League team news, line-ups and ...
Wolves host Arsenal in a crunch Premier League fixture that will determine whether the Gunners can maintain their challenge for the title.
A surprising defeat to Aston Villa last time out saw Arsenal drop below Manchester City in the table and Mikel Arteta’s side are now chasing the champions once again. With City in FA Cup action today, Arsenal have the chance to build some pressure and regain top spot should they triumph at Molinuex. The visitors will have to shake off a disappointing loss to Bayern Munich in the Champions League as they refocus their season on winning the top flight.
Gary O’Neil’s team are comfortably in the middle of the table with no threat of relegation. There is an outside chance they could sneak up to seventh and clinch European football next season but their main aim will be to make things as tricky as possible for Arsenal today. They have proven to be stubborn customers are home with wins over Tottenham, Chelsea and Man City here already this season.
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Arsenal LIVE: Premier League updates
- Wolves host Arsenal in Premier League, live on Sky Sports
- Arsenal can go top after last week’s defeat against Aston Villa in title race
- 30’ POST! Raya tips Gomes effort onto the upright (WOL 0-0 ARS)
- Wolves XI: Jose Sa, Santiago Bueno, Kilman, Gomes, Doherty, Traore, Joao Gomes, Hugo Bueno, Chirewa, Doyle, Hwang
- Arsenal XI: Raya, White, Saliba, Gabriel, Kiwior, Odegaard, Rice, Havertz, Saka, Gabriel Jesus, Trossard
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Arsenal
Kiwior lifts the ball back into the penalty area for Jesus after Odegaard’s initial free-kick is cleared, but the forward is unable to corral the pass and fire a shot, instead allowing it to roll behind for a goal-kick.
20 April 2024 20:04
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Yellow Card Tote António Gomes
20 April 2024 20:02
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Arsenal
RAYA PUSHES IT ONTO THE POST! Gomes gets the better of Kiwior to get into the penalty area, before firing a shot from an acute angle near the byline. It’s a powerful effort that looks to beat the goalkeeper high, but Raya manages to react and get fingertips to the shot and push it onto the woodwork!
20 April 2024 20:01
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Yellow Card Leandro Trossard
20 April 2024 19:58
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Arsenal
Trossard again makes the incisive run, powering towards the penalty spot to try and meet Saka’s driven cross. This time he’s able to make contact with the delivery, but Santiago Bueno’s tight marking deflects the ball out for a throw.
20 April 2024 19:58
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Arsenal
Odegaard finds White free on the right wing, with the defender pulling back a lovely, low cross in to the feet of Trossard on the penalty spot. The winger meets it with a swing of the leg but misses his strike entirely, allowing Kilman to sweep it away.
20 April 2024 19:57
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Arsenal
Kiwior’s heavy touch allows Doherty to cut across and steal the ball from the foot of the left-back, before embarking on a slaloming run that promptly ends with Odegaard stepping in and poking it away on the opposite flank.
20 April 2024 19:56
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Arsenal
Hwang and Chirewa interchange the ball with lovely pace on the edge of the penalty area, before the latter takes the opportunity to shoot from 18 yards out. It’s a curling effort but a deflection on the way through Gabriel takes the sting out of the shot, with Raya making the easy catch.
20 April 2024 19:54
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Arsenal
Wolves have lost three of their last five Premier League home games - winning twice - more than they had in their previous 15 at Molineux (W9 D4 L2).
20 April 2024 19:53
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Arsenal
JUST WIDE! Trossard plays a give-and-go with Havertz inside the Wolves penalty area, with the Belgium international taking up a position near the byline. He looks up and picks out Rice on the edge of the penalty area, with the midfielder hammering a shot that whistles wide of the post!
20 April 2024 19:51