Arsenal vs Wolves

2 December 2023 · Premier League · 2023/24 · Referee Peter Bankes

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 2–0

  • Bukayo Saka 6’
  • Martin Odegaard 13’
  • Matheus Cunha 86’

Match summary

Arsenal won 2-1 at home to Wolves. Arsenal led 2-0 at half-time.

Bukayo Saka put Arsenal ahead in the 6th minute, set up by Takehiro Tomiyasu, Martin Odegaard made it 2-0 in the 13th minute, set up by Oleksandr Zinchenko, and Matheus Cunha pulled one back to make it 2-1 in the 86th minute, set up by Nélson Semedo.

The chances backed that up: Arsenal created 3.33 expected goals (xG) from 19 shots to Wolves's 1.08 from 6.

Match stats

Arsenal Wolves
19 Shots 6
6 Shots on Target 3
4 Corners 0
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
3.30 xG 1.08
3.30 Non-penalty xG 1.08
16 Deep Completions 1

Key events

Arsenal Wolves
Kick-off
Bukayo Saka
Assist: Takehiro Tomiyasu1-0 (Arsenal)
6’
Martin Odegaard
Assist: Oleksandr Zinchenko2-0 (Arsenal)
13’
Half-time2-0
86’
Matheus Cunha
Assist: Nélson Semedo2-1 (Wolves)
Full-time2-1

Bookings

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

Arsenal
  • William Saliba
Wolves
  • Matheus Cunha
  • Hee-Chan Hwang

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 1 2 3 4 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.33 1.08 6’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), 1-0 6’ 13’ Martin Odegaard (Arsenal), 2-0 13’ 86’ Matheus Cunha (Wolves), 2-1 86’ 0 1 2 3 4 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.33 1.08 6’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), 1-0 Saka 6’ 13’ Martin Odegaard (Arsenal), 2-0 Odegaard 13’ 86’ Matheus Cunha (Wolves), 2-1 Cunha 86’
Arsenal 3.33 xGWolves 1.08 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Wolves attacking Arsenal attacking 
38’ Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal), open play, 0.63 xG, off target 20’ Leandro Trossard (Arsenal), open play, 0.58 xG, saved 33’ Toti (Wolves), set piece, 0.52 xG, off target 82’ Leandro Trossard (Arsenal), open play, 0.52 xG, saved 88’ Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal), open play, 0.41 xG, hit the woodwork 6’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.35 xG, goal 31’ Matheus Cunha (Wolves), open play, 0.33 xG, off target 13’ Martin Odegaard (Arsenal), open play, 0.11 xG, goal 25’ Leandro Trossard (Arsenal), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 90’ Gabriel (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.10 xG, blocked 25’ Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 37’ Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), open play, 0.08 xG, hit the woodwork 86’ Matheus Cunha (Wolves), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 48’ Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 83’ Hee-Chan Hwang (Wolves), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 37’ Declan Rice (Arsenal), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 38’ Gabriel (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 53’ Matheus Cunha (Wolves), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 27’ Declan Rice (Arsenal), set piece, 0.04 xG, blocked 50’ Hee-Chan Hwang (Wolves), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 82’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 64’ Declan Rice (Arsenal), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 51’ Leandro Trossard (Arsenal), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 75’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 58’ Leandro Trossard (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 38’ Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal), open play, 0.63 xG, off target 20’ Leandro Trossard (Arsenal), open play, 0.58 xG, saved 33’ Toti (Wolves), set piece, 0.52 xG, off target 82’ Leandro Trossard (Arsenal), open play, 0.52 xG, saved 88’ Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal), open play, 0.41 xG, hit the woodwork 6’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.35 xG, goal 31’ Matheus Cunha (Wolves), open play, 0.33 xG, off target 13’ Martin Odegaard (Arsenal), open play, 0.11 xG, goal 25’ Leandro Trossard (Arsenal), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 90’ Gabriel (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.10 xG, blocked 25’ Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 37’ Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), open play, 0.08 xG, hit the woodwork 86’ Matheus Cunha (Wolves), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 48’ Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 83’ Hee-Chan Hwang (Wolves), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 53’ Matheus Cunha (Wolves), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 38’ Gabriel (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 37’ Declan Rice (Arsenal), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 27’ Declan Rice (Arsenal), set piece, 0.04 xG, blocked 50’ Hee-Chan Hwang (Wolves), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 82’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 64’ Declan Rice (Arsenal), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 51’ Leandro Trossard (Arsenal), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 75’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 58’ Leandro Trossard (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 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
Takehiro Tomiyasu DEF8610 0.000.351
Gabriel DEF902 0.150.631
William Saliba DEF900 0.000.000
Oleksandr Zinchenko DEF9010 0.000.111
Leandro Trossard MID905 1.260.051
Martin Odegaard MID9011 0.111.636
Declan Rice MID903 0.130.000
Bukayo Saka FWD9013 0.420.254
Gabriel Jesus FWD742 0.700.091
Gabriel Martinelli FWD842 0.170.031
Eddie Nketiah Sub161 0.410.000
Kai Havertz Sub60 0.000.000
Ben White Sub40 0.000.000
Jorginho Sub10 0.000.000
Jakub Kiwior Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Arsenal win 78% Avg odds 1.24
Draw 15% Avg odds 6.36
Wolves win 7% Avg odds 13.17

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

Form going into the game

Arsenal DWLWW
Wolves WDLWL

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Previous and next meeting

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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.