ARSENAL take on Wolves in a crucial Premier League clash upon their return to action after the winter break.
The game is set to be the first of two clashes to take place between both sides in the next couple of weeks.
The Gunners are still hoping to finish the season in the top four but Wolves have one of the best defensive records in the league.
- Start time: 7.45pm GMT
- TV/Live stream: BT Sport 2
- Wolves XI: Sa, Nelson Semedo, Kilman, Coady, Saiss, Marcall, Dendoncker, Trincao, Jimenez, Podence
- Arsenal XI: Ramsdale, Cedric, White, Gabriel, Tierney, Partey, Xhaka, Odeagaard, Saka, Martinelli, Lacazette
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Wolves 0 Arsenal 1
55. Wolves look more up for this right now.
Arsenal look laboured in their passing.
Giving the ball away too easily with poor passes.
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Wolves 0 Arsenal 1
52. Semedo looks like he can make things happen running at Tierney.
He checks back and looks for support.
The whole flow of play stops with this, he needs to try and beat his man more.
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Wolves 0 Arsenal 1
49. Jimenez is getting more and more frustrated with the delivery from his teammates out wide.
They are giving him no chance whatsoever.
Must try harder.
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Wolves 0 Arsenal 1
47. Scrappy start to the half with both sides giving up possession all too easily.
Both teams seem to do well until trying to find that final pass.
Not much movement from this Wolves side when they are in control of the ball.
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Wolves 0 Arsenal 1
45. Arsenal get the second half underway.
They look to keep possession and frustrate the home side.
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HT: Wolves 0 Arsenal 1
A half of few clean-cut chances.
Wolves need to find better quality in their crosses.
Jimenez can cause Gabriel and White problems with the right ball.
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HT: Wolves 0 Arsenal 1
The referee brings the half to a close.
Podence and Cedric continue to argue with each other as they trudge off the pitch.
Good half for Arsenal, they will be happy with the lead.
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Wolves 0 Arsenal 1
45+2. Neves must see some daylight at the near post as he tries to beat Ramsdale when everyone was expecting the cross.
His shot goes wide but Ramsdale would have been beaten if it was on target.
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Wolves 0 Arsenal 1
45. We will have three minutes of added time.
The referee gets the obligatory Xhaka yellow card out of the way.
Free kick to Wolves on the corner of the Arsenal box.
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Wolves 0 Arsenal 1
43. Great play by Arsenal.
Odegaard and Saka play a series of one-two’s with each other before Saka plays the ball into Lacazette.
He hits it first time but it is straight at the Wolves keeper.
That would have been some goal.
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Wolves 0 Arsenal 1
41. Close!
Wolves get down the left flank and in a congested area, switch play to Semedo on the right.
He cuts inside and gets his shot away which is inches wide of Ramsdale’s post.
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Wolves 0 Arsenal 1
39. Play halts as Marcal receives some treatment.
Lage relays his instructions to his players his not happy with what he has seen so far.
His team usually so good at set pieces, he will be disappointed with the goal.
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Wolves 0 Arsenal 1
37. For the first time this evening a cross finally finds Jimenez.
There isn’t much pace on the cross so the striker has to try and generate it himself.
Easy save for Ramsdale in the centre of the goal.
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Wolves 0 Arsenal 1
34. Wolves are starting to get back into this game and are finding themselves some good crossing positions out wide.
The delivery has been poor so far, giving the players in the box nothing to feed off.
Finally, a decent Wolves delivery causes Xhaka to flick the ball clear with his head.
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Wolves 0 Arsenal 1
31. Arteta shakes his head in disbelief on the line as a stray pass goes straight out of play.
It must be frustrating for the manager, who styled his own game as a player on pinpoint passes.
Partey receives a yellow card for his challenge on the half way line.
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Wolves 0 Arsenal 1
29. Arsenal are beginning to dominate since their goal.
It has really knocked the wind out of the sails of Wolves.
Big chance for Arsenal to extend their lead before the home side get themselves back together.
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Wolves 0 Arsenal 1
26. Coady will feel he should have done better there.
He had a big chance to clear that ball off the line but seemed to dally expecting to hear the referee blow up.
Play the whistle, coaches up and down the country shout at the television.
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Goal – Wolves 0 Arsenal 1 (Gabriel)
25. The corner isn’t dealt with by Wolves.
The ball is half-cleared and then headed towards Lacazette who strikes it towards goal.
Gabriel knocks the ball over the line.
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Wolves 0 Arsenal 0
23. Wolves give the ball away with a loose pass from the back.
Cedric gets a cross in from the right but Lacazette cannot get anywhere near it.
Martinelli picks it up and tries to cross, winning another corner.
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Wolves 0 Arsenal 0
20. Conor Coady goes in hard on Lacazette on the half way line.
It seems the Wolves centre-back intends on giving the Frenchman no time on the ball whatsoever tonight.
Saiss fouls Lacazette as he picks the ball up out wide.
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Wolves 0 Arsenal 0
17. Bruno Lage will be hoping the curse of the ‘Manager of the Month’ award will not affect his team.
The home side are dominating possession currently.
Ramsdale’s quickness off his line has prevented Wolves from getting on to the passes in behind the Arsenal defence.
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