The week was straightened out at the end for Arsenal, who survived with a victory (0-2) in Wolverhampton the two hard blows suffered first in the Premier with a defeat at home against Aston Villa and then in the Champions League with the painful elimination against Bayern. The team coached by Mikel Arteta, the leader waiting for Liverpool and Manchester City to play their games, is clinging to its options in the domestic competition. To the networks, three points behind, Fulham awaits them this Sunday on the banks of the Thames. Guardiola’s team, busy in the Cup, will not recover the postponed date until May 14 when there is barely one match left to play. The calendar distortion, otherwise common in the Islands, offers Arsenal wings to fly again: seeing yourself at the top always has an invigorating effect.
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José Sá, Tote Gomes, Matt Doherty (Rayan Ait Nouri, min. 75), Max Kilman, Santi Bueno, Hugo Bueno, Thomas Doyle, Gomes Da Silva, Boubacar Traore, Tawanda Chirewa and Hwang Hee-Chan (Mario Lemina, min. 51)
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David Raya, Gabriel, Jakub Kiwior, William Saliba, Ben White, Odegaard, Declan Rice, Kai Havertz, Trossard (Martinelli, min. 71), Gabriel Jesus (Thomas, min. 80) and Bukayo Saka
Goals 0-1 min. 44: Trossard. 0-2 min. 94: Odegaard.
Referee Paul Tierney
Yellow cards Trossard (min. 28), Tote Gomes (min. 32), Declan Rice (min. 35) and Hwang Hee-Chan (min. 50)
Arsenal needed relief and they found it after a struggle of three-quarters of an hour, a time in which they wanted more than they could, in which they suffered under the pressure of the Wolves, who were able to score after an indecision by Kiwior, when that Arteta has become accustomed to using as a substitute full-back, the Portuguese defender Toti took advantage of it to enter the heart of the area and shoot David Raya. The Spanish goalkeeper scrambled and repelled the bullet, deflected it to the crossbar and Arsenal rearmed, with some more indecision on the defensive line, but with their aim at last when on the stroke of half-time Trossard resolved a scrum in the local area with a shot to the squad, a great goal.
The return seemed to illuminate a superior Arsenal, with the ball and greedy. But without punch. It also happens that the most productive team in the championship usually generates so much offensive flow that it usually gives the impression that it fails more than it should against the goal. In the final meters, Arsenal did not live up to their best minutes and left the game unfinished until a tense finale in which, however, they became strong to not allow the Wolves any options. Without the boasts of other afternoons, he resolved based on solidity. He controlled the situation, finished the game in the rival field, rounded off the score with a genius from Odegaard and added the points. Coming from where he came from, it’s no small thing.
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