Arsenal vs Wolves final score: Gunners grab incredible comeback win
Arsenal launched a dramatic late comeback to beat Wolves 2-1 and give their top four hopes a huge boost.
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Hwang Hee-chan gave Wolves an early lead and Raul Jimenez missed a big chance to make it 2-0, but Arsenal kept plugging away and created chances throughout.
Substitute Nicolas Pepe broke through late on to equalize and then Alexandre Lacazette’s shot was pushed into his own net by Jose Sa in the 95th minute to spark euphoric scenes at the Emirates Stadium.
With the win Arsenal move on to 45 points from 24 games, moving five points above Wolves. The Gunners are now just one point behind fourth-place Manchester United with two games in-hand, as their Champions League dreams are well and truly on.
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Arsenal 2-1 Wolves
Goals scored: Hwang 10′, Pepe 82′, Sa OG 90+5′
Shots: Arsenal 26, Wolves 6
Shots on target: Arsenal 5, Wolves 2
Possession: Arsenal 56, Wolves 44
1. Edgy Arsenal up for the scrap: This was Arsenal at their very best. They need to have an edge to their game and Wolves’ early goal added further fuel to their fire. Following Ruben Neves’ comments about Arsenal’s celebrations after they won at Wolves a few weeks ago, they were again celebrating wildly at the full time whistle. They deserved this victory and were more industrious and adventurous throughout. This is the kind of edge Arteta wanted his side to have and they are now surely the favorites to finish in the top four. They have lost just one of their last nine Premier League games, and that was against Manchester City on Jan. 1, a game in which they played very well. Are Arsenal finally back?
2. Wolves fail to take chances: They didn’t play well but Wolves could have easily scored three