Arsenal vs Wolves

17 August 2024 · Premier League · 2024/25 · Referee Jarred Gillett

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Kai Havertz 25’
  • Bukayo Saka 74’

Match summary

Arsenal beat Wolves 2-0. Arsenal led 1-0 at half-time.

Kai Havertz put Arsenal ahead with a header in the 25th minute, set up by Bukayo Saka and Bukayo Saka made it 2-0 in the 74th minute, set up by Kai Havertz.

The chances backed that up: Arsenal created 1.63 expected goals (xG) from 18 shots to Wolves's 0.58 from 9.

Match stats

Arsenal Wolves
18 Shots 9
6 Shots on Target 3
8 Corners 2
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1.63 xG 0.58
1.63 Non-penalty xG 0.58
14 Deep Completions 2

Key events

Arsenal Wolves
Kick-off
Kai Havertz
Assist: Bukayo Saka1-0 (Arsenal)
25’
Half-time1-0
Bukayo Saka
Assist: Kai Havertz2-0 (Arsenal)
74’
Full-time2-0

Bookings

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

Arsenal
  • Bukayo Saka
  • Gabriel Jesus
Wolves
  • Toti
  • João Gomes

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.63 0.58 25’ Kai Havertz (Arsenal), 1-0 25’ 74’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), 2-0 74’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.63 0.58 25’ Kai Havertz (Arsenal), 1-0 Havertz 25’ 74’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), 2-0 Saka 74’
Arsenal 1.63 xGWolves 0.58 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Wolves attacking Arsenal attacking 
25’ Kai Havertz (Arsenal), open play, 0.38 xG, goal 37’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.35 xG, off target 36’ Jørgen Strand Larsen (Wolves), open play, 0.25 xG, saved 50’ Kai Havertz (Arsenal), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 19’ Declan Rice (Arsenal), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 44’ Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 59’ Kai Havertz (Arsenal), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 6’ Matt Doherty (Wolves), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 29’ Jean-Ricner Bellegarde (Wolves), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, off target 55’ Gabriel (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 59’ Thomas Partey (Arsenal), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 80’ Kai Havertz (Arsenal), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 74’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 18’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 14’ Kai Havertz (Arsenal), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 15’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 68’ Matheus Cunha (Wolves), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 90+6’ Daniel Podence (Wolves), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 90+4’ Pablo Sarabia (Wolves), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 16’ Ben White (Arsenal), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 65’ Rodrigo Gomes (Wolves), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 40’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 71’ Jurriën Timber (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 14’ Ben White (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 70’ Martin Odegaard (Arsenal), set piece, 0.02 xG, saved 90+2’ Matt Doherty (Wolves), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 62’ Rayan Ait Nouri (Wolves), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 25’ Kai Havertz (Arsenal), open play, 0.38 xG, goal 37’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.35 xG, off target 36’ Jørgen Strand Larsen (Wolves), open play, 0.25 xG, saved 50’ Kai Havertz (Arsenal), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 19’ Declan Rice (Arsenal), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 44’ Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 59’ Kai Havertz (Arsenal), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 6’ Matt Doherty (Wolves), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 29’ Jean-Ricner Bellegarde (Wolves), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, off target 55’ Gabriel (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 59’ Thomas Partey (Arsenal), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 80’ Kai Havertz (Arsenal), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 74’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 14’ Kai Havertz (Arsenal), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 18’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 90+6’ Daniel Podence (Wolves), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 15’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 68’ Matheus Cunha (Wolves), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 90+4’ Pablo Sarabia (Wolves), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 16’ Ben White (Arsenal), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 65’ Rodrigo Gomes (Wolves), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 40’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 71’ Jurriën Timber (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 14’ Ben White (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 70’ Martin Odegaard (Arsenal), set piece, 0.02 xG, saved 90+2’ Matt Doherty (Wolves), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 62’ Rayan Ait Nouri (Wolves), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
David Raya GK900 0.000.000
Ben White DEF902 0.060.000
Gabriel DEF901 0.060.000
William Saliba DEF900 0.000.000
Oleksandr Zinchenko DEF700 0.000.000
Thomas Partey MID901 0.070.204
Martin Odegaard MID901 0.020.102
Declan Rice MID861 0.090.091
Bukayo Saka FWD81115 0.520.585
Kai Havertz FWD90115 0.700.102
Gabriel Martinelli FWD901 0.090.503
Jurriën Timber Sub201 0.020.000
Leandro Trossard Sub90 0.000.000
Gabriel Jesus Sub40 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Arsenal win 84% Avg odds 1.15
Draw 11% Avg odds 8.62
Wolves win 5% Avg odds 18.11

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

Form going into the game

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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.