Nicolas Pepe promises new dawn with inspirational super-sub showing in Arsenal comeback win

Mikel Arteta believes Nicolas Pepe is a “different player” since returning from the Africa Cup of Nations and, judging by his performance in this win over Wolves, the Arsenal manager could well be right.

For so long on Thursday night it looked like Arsenal were going to blow a golden chance to grab a hold of this top-four race, Hwang Hee-chan having given Wolves the lead in the 10th minute after Gabriel had undercooked a back pass to Aaron Ramsdale.

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Wolves defended stoically after that, and it was easy to see why they had not lost in their previous 45 Premier League games when they had taken the lead.

That run dated back to November 2018, but it was ended last night, as Pepe came off the substitutes’ bench in the final 20 minutes and changed the game.

First, he finished coolly after a beautiful turn inside