Football results Arsenal vs Wolves Premier League 2020/2021

Final: Arsenal 1-2 Wolves
Scored: Gabriel Magalhães (30) – Pedro Neto (27); Daniel Podence (42)

Before the Wolves’ reception, Arsenal only won 1/5 of the last Premier League matches (against Man Utd). Arsenal caused a great disappointment both on the offensive and defensive front. Except for Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s successful penalty kick in the November 2 victory over MU, Arsenal deactivated the remaining 4/5 matches.

Broader with just 9 goals, Arsenal scored fifth-fewest in the tournament until round 10. Thus, the Gunners’ shooting performance is an average of 1 goal / game, far behind. last season (1.5 goals / game, the number was inherently quite low).

On defense, Arsenal did not have a clean sheet after 7 recent home games. This is the Gunners’ longest consecutive home match series in 13 years (9 no clean sheets lasted from January to August 2007).

Contrary to the poor performance of Arsenal’s defenders, Wolves have suffered only 10 goals this season, the second-smallest number in the tournament, only fewer than Tottenham (9 goals). In fact, Wolves tend to defend well away from home in the Premier League. Remember last season the Wolves had a clean sheet at Old Trafford and only lost one goal to Liverpool’s super powerful attack at Anfield.

So Arsenal’s preparation for the Wolves reception is still not working. In the middle of last week, Arsenal had to move to Norway to be the guest of Molde in the group stage of the Europa League. After the game is over, Arsenal are expected to immediately fly back to London to rest.

However, the flight that brought the “Gunners” back to London was unable to take off due to unfavorable weather conditions. After all, Arsenal had to stay in Norway one more night, so all plans were affected. But in fact, that day, some pillars also leaned, not on the field, so their fitness was guaranteed.

Compared to Leeds’ 0-0 draw a week ago, coach Arteta had two adjustments to the starting list when midfielder David Luiz replaced Holding and Saka was present in the attack due to Pepe’s absence (suspended). Of course, the main players who did not have to play in the 3-0 victory over Molde a few days ago, such as Leno, Bellerin, Magalhaes, Tierney or Aubameyang, were in full swing.

The game was only a few minutes to wait, after David Luiz collided with Raúl Jiménez on the Lobos side. Both were very painful, even Jiménez could not continue playing despite being actively treated in the field by the doctors. Fabio Silva, a forward born in 2002 but who cost the Wolves a record transfer amount in club history (£ 35 million) a few months ago, is replaced.

After two consecutive goals, the match became more exciting. Both sides retaliated and after a few occasions the third goal appeared. In the 42nd minute, Pedro Neto brought the ball close to the 16m50 area and launched a rubbery kick with his left foot that Leno couldn’t catch. Podence was quick to win the ball under Magalhaes control and then fired decisively from a distance of about 10 meters, regaining the advantage for the “wolves”.

In stoppage time of up to 10 minutes into the first half (due to Jiménez’s injury), the visitors continued to play better in terms of pressure but could not score more goals. In particular, Adama Traore’s shot in the outer net, although the possibility of eating is not small.

Despite being led, but after the break, Arsenal showed no signs of going up to reverse the position. They still play weak and shallow on the way to finding a goal. In which creativity is the biggest problem for the “Gunners” when Dani Ceballos or Willian are expected to play under.

Thus, Arsenal struggled for a chance to play as a header from midfielder Rob Holding, but in reality the situation came from a fixed ball. In the 74th minute, after a cross from Saka, Nelson had the opportunity to launch a powerful volley, but the ball went wrong.

In the last minutes of the game, although the game was more coherent and contoured, Arsenal could not find an equalizer, but everything remained at the level of opportunity like Aubameyang’s header after a goal after a cross from Bellerin. perform. In the end, Arsenal for the third time in a row empty-handed at home in the Premier League, an extremely disappointing achievement.

TEAM

ARSENAL (4-2-3-1): Bernd Leno; Héctor Bellerin, David Luiz (Holding 46 ‘), Gabriel Magalhaes, Kieran Tierney; Dani Ceballos, Granit Xhaka; Willian (Nelson 65 ‘), Joseph Willock, Bukayo Saka; Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (c).

WOLVES (4-2-3-1): Rui Patricio; Nelson Semedo, Conor Coady (c), Willy Boly, Marcal; Leander Dendoncker, Joao Moutinho; Adama Traore, Daniel Podence (Neves 70 ‘), Pedro Neto; Raúl Jiménez (Fabio Silva 15 ‘, Kilman 78’).