Arsenal vs Wolves

28 May 2023 · Premier League · 2022/23 · Referee Andre Marriner

Full time 5 – 0

Half-time: 3–0

Granit Xhaka 11’, 14’
Bukayo Saka 27’
Gabriel Jesus 58’
Jakub Kiwior 78’

Match summary

Arsenal won comfortably, 5-0 at home to Wolves. Arsenal led 3-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Granit Xhaka put Arsenal ahead with a header in the 11th minute, set up by Gabriel Jesus, Xhaka made it 2-0 in the 14th minute, and Bukayo Saka made it 3-0 in the 27th minute, set up by Leandro Trossard. In the second half, Gabriel Jesus made it 4-0 with a header in the 58th minute, set up by Leandro Trossard and Jakub Kiwior made it 5-0 from a corner in the 78th minute, set up by Emile Smith-Rowe.

The chances backed that up: Arsenal created 3.03 expected goals (xG) from 14 shots to Wolves's 0.39 from 6.

Match stats

14 Shots 6

8 Shots on Target 0

8 Corners 4

0 Yellow Cards 0

0 Red Cards 0

3.02 xG 0.39

3.02 Non-penalty xG 0.39

12 Deep Completions 3

Key events

Arsenal Wolves

Kick-off

Granit Xhaka
Assist: Gabriel Jesus

1-0

11’

Granit Xhaka

2-0

14’

Bukayo Saka
Assist: Leandro Trossard

3-0

27’

Half-time3-0

Gabriel Jesus
Assist: Leandro Trossard

4-0

58’

Jakub Kiwior
Assist: Emile Smith-Rowe

5-0

78’

Full-time5-0

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

Arsenal 3.03 xGWolves 0.39 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Wolves attacking Arsenal attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	Sh	xG	xA	KP
Aaron Ramsdale	GK	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Thomas Partey	DEF	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Gabriel	DEF	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Ben White	DEF	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Jakub Kiwior	DEF	82	1		1	0.10	0.03	1
Jorginho	MID	90			1	0.02	0.00	0
Martin Odegaard	MID	77			1	0.05	0.33	3
Granit Xhaka	MID	77	2		3	1.22	0.00	0
Bukayo Saka	FWD	62	1		3	0.24	0.11	1
Gabriel Jesus	FWD	90	1	1	1	0.39	0.58	1
Leandro Trossard	FWD	82		2	2	0.12	0.47	2
Reiss Nelson	Sub	28			1	0.14	0.77	2
Fábio Vieira	Sub	13			0	0.00	0.00	0
Emile Smith-Rowe	Sub	13		1	0	0.00	0.10	1
Eddie Nketiah	Sub	8			1	0.75	0.00	0
Kieran Tierney	Sub	8			0	0.00	0.00	0

Player	Pos	Min	Sh	xG	xA	KP
José Sá	GK	90	0	0.00	0.00	0
Nélson Semedo	DEF	90	1	0.05	0.00	0
Nathan Collins	DEF	90	1	0.06	0.00	0
Max Kilman	DEF	70	0	0.00	0.07	1
Hugo Bueno	DEF	48	0	0.00	0.06	1
Mario Lemina	MID	90	0	0.00	0.00	0
João Gomes	MID	87	0	0.00	0.00	0
Matheus Nunes	MID	48	1	0.05	0.00	0
Adama Traoré	FWD	90	1	0.07	0.14	1
Raúl Jiménez	FWD	90	0	0.00	0.00	0
Hee-Chan Hwang	FWD	69	0	0.00	0.05	1
Rayan Ait Nouri	Sub	42	0	0.00	0.00	0
Rúben Neves	Sub	42	0	0.00	0.01	1
Boubacar Traore	Sub	21	0	0.00	0.00	0
Toti	Sub	20	1	0.01	0.00	0
Joseph Hodge	Sub	3	1	0.14	0.00	0

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Arsenal win 75% Avg odds 1.29

Draw 15% Avg odds 6.18

Wolves win 10% Avg odds 9.86

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Arsenal L W W L L

Wolves W L W L D

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Wolves 0-2 Arsenal, 12 Nov 22 Next meeting: Arsenal 2-1 Wolves, 02 Dec 23 All Arsenal vs Wolves meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.