• Monday, 23 December 2024
Saka and Odegaard strike early in Arsenal's 2-1 win against Wolves

Saka and Odegaard strike early in Arsenal's 2-1 win against Wolves

Arsenal moved four points clear at the top of the Premier League after another fast start earned them a 2-1 win over Wolves.

After scoring five first-half goals in their 6-0 Champions League demolition of RC Lens in midweek, the Gunners were quick out of the traps once again with two goals in the first 13 minutes.

Bukayo Saka showed persistence to fire past Jose Sa after six minutes, before Martin Odegaard coolly completed a fine team move from the edge of the area seven minutes later.

But while Arsenal got off to a good start, they failed to kill the game and that allowed Matheus Cunha to pull one back in the 86th minute to set up a tense finish at a freezing Emirates Stadium.

Arsenal held on for the win, which puts them four points clear of Manchester City - who take on Tottenham on Super Sunday

Saka played an incisive ball into Gabriel Jesus on the right wing and continued his run into the box. Takehiro Tomiyasu gave him the ball in the box and he burst past Craig Dawson to slam past Sa.

The Gunners doubled their lead seven minutes later, as Oleksandr Zinchenko played a slick one-two with Jesus and cut the ball back for Odegaard, who slammed home.

The Gunners' inability to get a third did end up biting them as Wolves pulled one back. Zinchenko dithered on the ball so Nelson Semedo snuck in, before feeding Cunha to slam home past Raya.

Arsenal kept on going with Leandro Trossard denied by a Sa block from close range after a defence-splitting pass from Odegaard.

Saka and Odegaard strike early in Arsenal's 2-1 win against Wolves

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