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Arsenal vs Wolves

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December 13, 2025

Chaos! 🤯 Late drama as Saka corners gift us the win! Good to see Saliba 🚘 & Rice 🍚 back, but Arteta fuming over lapses. White gets injured! #Arsenal ⚽️

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1. **Dramatic** 🚨 Arsenal secured a vital 2-1 victory over Wolves at the Emirates, thanks to two own goals, both originating from Bukayo Saka's corners. A win built on late chaos! #Arsenal #ARSWOL

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2. **Key Players Return** 🔙 William Saliba 🚘 and Declan Rice 🍚 were back in the starting lineup for Arsenal, bolstering the squad. Defence had a rejig again with Hincapie starting as the LB, Saliba at LCB, Timber at RCB and White at RB #Arsenal #ARSWOL

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3. **Injuries** 🤕 Ben White was forced off with a hamstring injury in the 31st minute and replaced by Myles Lewis-Skelly. This happened immediately after the defence was caught offguard and was chasing back Hwang who had broken clear from the halfway line. #Arsenal #ARSWOL

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4. **Frustrating** 😩 Arsenal struggled to break down Wolves' low block in the first half, failing to register a single shot on target. #Arsenal #ARSWOL

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5. **Tactical Changes** 🔄 Mikel Arteta made a triple substitution around the hour mark, bringing on Leandro Trossard 👓(Martinelli), Martin Ødegaard(Eze), and Mikel Merino(Zubimendi) to try and break the deadlock

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6. **Saka's Spark** 🌶️ The breakthrough came in the 70th minute via Bukayo Saka's inswinging corner, which deflected off the post and then Wolves keeper Sam Johnstone into the net. #Arsenal #ARSWOL

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7. **Jesus Returns** 🙏 A welcome sight for Arsenal fans as Gabriel Jesus 👑 made his return to Premier League action after an 11-month layoff, coming on with 10 minutes remaining. #Arsenal #ARSWOL

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8. **Late Drama** 🤯 Wolves thought they'd snatched a point in the 90th minute through substitute Tolu Arokodare's header, silencing the Emirates. It was their first shot in the second half! #Arsenal #ARSWOL

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9. **Mosquera's Misfortune** In the 94th minute, Yerson Mosquera inadvertently diverted another Bukayo Saka 🌶️ corner into his own net, gifting Arsenal the win. #Arsenal #ARSWOL

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10. **Set-Piece Prowess** 🎯 Arsenal continue to lead the Premier League in set-piece goals (11), with a league-high 9 coming from corners this season. Today, they proved decisive again. #Arsenal #ARSWOL

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11. **Arteta's Frustration** 😠 Despite the late win, Mikel Arteta labelled his team's defensive lapses as "unacceptable" at their level, particularly a three-minute period of passive play that allowed Wolves to equalize. #Arsenal #ARSWOL

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12. **Top of the Table** ⬆️ The dramatic late win sees Arsenal extend their lead at the top of the Premier League to five points, applying pressure on Manchester City who play Crystal Palace next. #Arsenal #ARSWOL

Related reads:

Arsenal 2-1 Wolves Stats: Gunners Steal All Three Points After Dramatic Finish | Opta Analyst
A frantic finish at the Emirates Stadium saw Arsenal defeat bottom side Wolves 2-1, but they unexpectedly made hard work of securing all three points.
https://theanalyst.com/articles/arsenal-vs-wolves-stats-opta-premier-league-12-2025
Mosquera’s last-gasp own goal hands Arsenal dramatic win against luckless Wolves
A 94th-minute Yerson Mosquera own goal gave Arsenal a 2-1 win on a tumultuous night after Toluwalase Arokodare’s 90th-minute leveller for Wolves
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/dec/13/arsenal-wolves-premier-league-match-report
"It's not the standards" - Arsenal beat Wolves but Arteta left unimpressed
Arsenal took all three points against Wolves, but Mikel Arteta was left unimpressed by the manner in which his side allowed the visitors a late foothold in the game. Insipid before the break and only marginally better after it, the Gunners relied on two own goals – both stemming from Bukayo Saka crosses – to […]
https://arseblog.news/2025/12/its-not-the-standards-arsenal-beat-wolves-but-arteta-left-unimpressed/
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