Arsenal vs Wolves

24 February 2022 · Premier League · 2021/22 · Referee Martin Atkinson

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 0–1

  • Nicolas Pepe 82’
  • José Sá 90+5’ (og)
  • Hee-Chan Hwang 10’

Match summary

Arsenal came from behind to win 2-1 at home to Wolves, with the winner arriving in stoppage time. Wolves led 1-0 at half-time.

Hee-Chan Hwang put Wolves ahead in the 10th minute, Nicolas Pepe equalised in the 82nd minute, set up by Eddie Nketiah, and Sá's own goal won it in stoppage time.

The chances backed that up: Arsenal created 2.51 expected goals (xG) from 26 shots to Wolves's 1.11 from 6.

Match stats

Arsenal Wolves
26 Shots 6
5 Shots on Target 2
5 Corners 4
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
2.51 xG 1.11
2.51 Non-penalty xG 1.11
23 Deep Completions 2

Key events

Arsenal Wolves
Kick-off
10’
Hee-Chan Hwang0-1 (Wolves)
Half-time0-1
Nicolas Pepe
Assist: Eddie Nketiah1-1 (Arsenal)
82’
José Sá
Own goal2-1 (Arsenal)
90+5’
Full-time2-1

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Arsenal
  • Bukayo Saka
Wolves
  • Raúl Jiménez

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.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.51 1.11 10’ Hee-Chan Hwang (Wolves), 0-1 10’ 82’ Nicolas Pepe (Arsenal), 1-1 82’ 90+5’ José Sá (Arsenal) own goal, 2-1 90+5’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.51 1.11 10’ Hee-Chan Hwang (Wolves), 0-1 Hwang 10’ 82’ Nicolas Pepe (Arsenal), 1-1 Pepe 82’ 90+5’ José Sá (Arsenal) own goal, 2-1 Sá 90+5’
Arsenal 2.51 xGWolves 1.11 xG Goal

Tap a goal for the scorer and score.

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Wolves attacking Arsenal attacking 
82’ Nicolas Pepe (Arsenal), open play, 0.51 xG, goal 43’ Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), open play, 0.34 xG, saved 47’ Hee-Chan Hwang (Wolves), open play, 0.32 xG, saved 10’ Hee-Chan Hwang (Wolves), open play, 0.29 xG, goal 13’ Raúl Jiménez (Wolves), open play, 0.30 xG, off target 29’ Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 17’ Martin Odegaard (Arsenal), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 1’ Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 33’ Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 58’ Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 57’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 71’ Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 22’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 46’ Raúl Jiménez (Wolves), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 64’ Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal), direct free kick, 0.09 xG, blocked 72’ Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.09 xG, blocked 88’ Martin Odegaard (Arsenal), open play, 0.09 xG, hit the woodwork 86’ Pedro Neto (Wolves), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 35’ Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 51’ Gabriel (Arsenal), set piece, 0.07 xG, blocked 16’ Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 74’ Granit Xhaka (Arsenal), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 73’ Ben White (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 55’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 46’ Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 90+5’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 71’ Thomas Partey (Arsenal), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 51’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 32’ Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 47’ João Moutinho (Wolves), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 90+1’ Granit Xhaka (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 37’ Thomas Partey (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+5’ José Sá (Wolves), own goal 82’ Nicolas Pepe (Arsenal), open play, 0.51 xG, goal 43’ Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), open play, 0.34 xG, saved 47’ Hee-Chan Hwang (Wolves), open play, 0.32 xG, saved 13’ Raúl Jiménez (Wolves), open play, 0.30 xG, off target 10’ Hee-Chan Hwang (Wolves), open play, 0.29 xG, goal 29’ Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 17’ Martin Odegaard (Arsenal), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 1’ Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 33’ Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 58’ Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 57’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 71’ Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 46’ Raúl Jiménez (Wolves), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 22’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 72’ Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.09 xG, blocked 88’ Martin Odegaard (Arsenal), open play, 0.09 xG, hit the woodwork 64’ Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal), direct free kick, 0.09 xG, blocked 86’ Pedro Neto (Wolves), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 35’ Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 51’ Gabriel (Arsenal), set piece, 0.07 xG, blocked 16’ Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 74’ Granit Xhaka (Arsenal), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 73’ Ben White (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 55’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 46’ Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 90+5’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 71’ Thomas Partey (Arsenal), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 51’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 32’ Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 90+1’ Granit Xhaka (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 47’ João Moutinho (Wolves), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 37’ Thomas Partey (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+5’ José Sá (Wolves), own goal
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

Hover or tap a shot for the player, minute and xG.

Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Aaron Ramsdale GK900 0.000.000
Cédric Soares DEF780 0.000.000
Gabriel DEF901 0.070.000
Ben White DEF901 0.050.091
Kieran Tierney DEF900 0.000.162
Thomas Partey MID902 0.050.163
Granit Xhaka MID902 0.070.142
Bukayo Saka MID905 0.300.546
Martin Odegaard MID902 0.200.341
Gabriel Martinelli MID734 0.560.132
Alexandre Lacazette FWD908 0.690.092
Nicolas Pepe Sub1711 0.510.000
Eddie Nketiah Sub1210 0.000.511
Nuno Tavares Sub10 0.000.041

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Arsenal win 58% Avg odds 1.67
Draw 26% Avg odds 3.72
Wolves win 16% Avg odds 5.88

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

Form going into the game

Arsenal WLDWW
Wolves WWLWW

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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.