Arsenal 2-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers: Late own goal from visiting goalkeeper Jose Sa gives hosts dramatic win

An own goal from Wolves goalkeeper Jose Sa helped Arsenal full a dramatic late turnaround of their pursuit of a top-four Premier League place.

However, Arsenal substitute Nicolas Pepe levelled from Eddie Nketiah’s cross in direction of the tip of a dominant second interval wherein the hosts had frequently pressed for an equaliser.

And because the clock ran down Alexandre Lacazette’s effort was inadvertently touched into his own goal by Sa to spark wild celebrations contained in the Emirates stadium.

The end result sees Mikel Arteta’s aspect transfer as much as fifth within the desk, only one level behind fourth-placed Manchester United, with two video games in hand, whereas Wolves who had been hoping to additional their own Champions League ambitions sit in seventh.

Bruno Lage’s aspect had gone into the competition trying to find their sixth win in seven top-flight matches and a fifth successive away victory within the high flight for the primary time in 42 years.

They regarded effectively on track when their South Korea worldwide Hwang stole in entrance of Arsenal goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale to attain from a decent angle early on from Gabriel’s misplaced again cross.

But whereas they defended resiliently for lengthy durations, Hwang’s miss simply after the break and Pedro Neto’s errant late shot with the rating at 1-1 proved pricey.

Arsenal’s strain ultimately tells

While Wolves might level to missed alternatives they will in the end have few complaints over the style of their defeat.

With Arsenal having fun with extra possession and registering greater than 4 instances as many photographs within the contest, Lage’s aspect had been made to pay for his or her lack of ability to retain the ball lengthy sufficient to alleviate the strain they confronted, notably after the break.

Romain Saiss, Conor Coady and Ruben Neves all made telling clearances over the course of the match and can really feel aggrieved that their efforts didn’t deliver at the very least the reward of a degree.

Arsenal although must be lauded for his or her persistence and the idea they retained that they’d lastly break by a cussed Wolves defence.

Wolves goalkeeper Sa had been hardly ever examined till he repelled Lacazette’s 72nd-minute effort at point-blank vary however from there the visiting goal got here beneath elevated menace.

Pepe’s deserved equaliser got here on the finish of a flowing transfer down the correct, with Ivory Coast winger expertly putting the ball previous Sa and Gunners midfielder Martin Odegaard hit the woodwork earlier than they discovered a late winner.

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