The Gunners left it late as Alexandre Lacazette’s off-target effort deflected off Wolves goalkeeper Jose Sa in injury time to seal the win for Mikel Arteta’s side.
The result has now put Arsenal just a point behind fourth-placed Manchester United, but the Gunners have two games in hand.
Aubameyang, meanwhile, scored Barcelona’s final goal in their 4-2 win over Napoli in the Europa League on Thursday night.
In an interview earlier this week, Aubameyang revealed that he is still keeping tabs on Arsenal’s progress.
‘I have many friends in my previous teams, I don’t forget them,’ said the striker.
‘Whenever I can, I watch their games, for example, Arsenal beat Brentford 2-1 on Saturday.’
And after Arsenal’s win over Wolves, Aubameyang was quick to send a message of support to Lacazette.
Speaking about Lacazette’s performance after the game, Arteta said: ‘When I see our striker in the 85th minute, chasing a full-back in the corner flag, winning the ball back, playing, going, fighting, missing one chance, missing two chances, going again. What can I do?
‘I can only praise him and try to help him as much as possible and give him support. At the end he got the reward. For me, it’s Lacazette’s goal.’
When asked about Arsenal’s top-four chances, Arteta said: ‘It pulled us a little bit closer. One game less and three points. 13 games to go, and now it’s about Watford.
‘I think it’s about belief, that we should keep playing the way that we are playing, and keep insisting, and have that resilience and that capacity to dominate matches like we are doing right now… and then that’s the energy with our fans to create a special atmosphere. Where people don’t want to come and play against Arsenal.’
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