Wolves vs Arsenal

25 January 2025 · Premier League · 2024/25 · Referee Michael Oliver

Full time 0 – 1

Half-time: 0–0

  • Riccardo Calafiori 74’

Match summary

Arsenal took a 1-0 win at Wolves. It was goalless at half-time.

Riccardo Calafiori put Arsenal ahead in the 74th minute.

The chances backed that up: Arsenal created 0.89 expected goals (xG) from 9 shots to Wolves's 0.51 from 9. Both sides had a player sent off.

Match stats

Wolves Arsenal
9 Shots 9
4 Shots on Target 3
1 Corners 5
0 Yellow Cards 1
1 Red Cards 1
0.51 xG 0.89
0.51 Non-penalty xG 0.89
0 Deep Completions 2

Key events

Wolves Arsenal
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
74’
Riccardo Calafiori0-1 (Arsenal)
Full-time0-1

Bookings

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

Wolves
  • João Gomes
Arsenal
  • Myles Lewis-Skelly
  • Jurriën Timber

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.51 0.89 74’ Riccardo Calafiori (Arsenal), 0-1 74’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.51 0.89 74’ Riccardo Calafiori (Arsenal), 0-1 Calafiori 74’
Wolves 0.51 xGArsenal 0.89 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Arsenal attacking Wolves attacking 
24’ Kai Havertz (Arsenal), open play, 0.29 xG, saved 10’ Pablo Sarabia (Wolves), open play, 0.25 xG, off target 40’ Ethan Nwaneri (Arsenal), direct free kick, 0.16 xG, blocked 62’ Kai Havertz (Arsenal), set piece, 0.13 xG, off target 50’ Gabriel (Arsenal), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 64’ Matheus Cunha (Wolves), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 19’ Kai Havertz (Arsenal), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 74’ Riccardo Calafiori (Arsenal), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 40’ Ethan Nwaneri (Arsenal), set piece, 0.04 xG, blocked 53’ Declan Rice (Arsenal), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 60’ Pablo Sarabia (Wolves), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 59’ Hee-Chan Hwang (Wolves), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 63’ Matheus Cunha (Wolves), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 84’ Rayan Ait Nouri (Wolves), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 26’ Thomas Partey (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 52’ Matheus Cunha (Wolves), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 86’ Matheus Cunha (Wolves), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 49’ Emmanuel Agbadou (Wolves), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 24’ Kai Havertz (Arsenal), open play, 0.29 xG, saved 10’ Pablo Sarabia (Wolves), open play, 0.25 xG, off target 40’ Ethan Nwaneri (Arsenal), direct free kick, 0.16 xG, blocked 62’ Kai Havertz (Arsenal), set piece, 0.13 xG, off target 64’ Matheus Cunha (Wolves), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 50’ Gabriel (Arsenal), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 19’ Kai Havertz (Arsenal), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 74’ Riccardo Calafiori (Arsenal), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 53’ Declan Rice (Arsenal), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 40’ Ethan Nwaneri (Arsenal), set piece, 0.04 xG, blocked 60’ Pablo Sarabia (Wolves), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 63’ Matheus Cunha (Wolves), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 59’ Hee-Chan Hwang (Wolves), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 84’ Rayan Ait Nouri (Wolves), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 26’ Thomas Partey (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 52’ Matheus Cunha (Wolves), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 86’ Matheus Cunha (Wolves), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 49’ Emmanuel Agbadou (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
José Sá GK900 0.000.021
Matt Doherty DEF900 0.000.042
Santiago Bueno DEF900 0.000.000
Emmanuel Agbadou DEF901 0.010.000
Nélson Semedo MID900 0.000.292
Rayan Ait Nouri MID901 0.020.000
André MID900 0.000.000
João Gomes MID770 0.000.000
Matheus Cunha MID904 0.160.031
Pablo Sarabia MID822 0.290.000
Jørgen Strand Larsen FWD310 0.000.000
Hee-Chan Hwang Sub591 0.030.011
Jean-Ricner Bellegarde Sub80 0.000.000
Rodrigo Gomes Sub10 0.000.000
Gonçalo Guedes Sub10 0.000.000
Tommy Doyle Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Wolves win 16% Avg odds 5.87
Draw 24% Avg odds 4.07
Arsenal win 60% Avg odds 1.60

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

Form going into the game

Wolves WDLLL
Arsenal WWDWD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Arsenal 2-0 Wolves, 17 Aug 24 Next meeting: Arsenal 2-1 Wolves, 13 Dec 25  All Wolves vs Arsenal 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.