Wolves Give Big Wounds to Arsenal

DBasia.news –  Molineux Stadium, headquarters of Wolverhampton Wanderers, became a graveyard for Arsenal when they played Week 35 of the Premier League on Thursday (25/4) early morning Western Indonesian Time. The Gunners were helpless against Wolves and lost 3-1.

Indeed, Arsenal have better control of the game. The Gunners recorded possession of up to 71 percent. Meanwhile, 11 opportunities are created.

However, Wolves has opened the scoring in the 28th minute. Ruben Neves’s free-kick tore the net at Bernd Leno’s goal.

Unai Emery’s polishing team was increasingly cornered after Matt Doherty listed his name on the scoreboard in the 37th minute. The player managed to take advantage of Jonny’s cross.

Not wanting to bear the shame, Arsenal increased the intensity of the attack. However, instead of turning ahead, the Gunners left behind even further by Diogo Jota’s goal when the game entered the first half of the extra time.

New Arsenal can open the tap in the 80th minute. Sokratis Papastathopoulos’s header slid into the net of the hosts. Unfortunately, it was the last goal that was created in the match.

According to records   Opta, this is the biggest defeat suffered by Arsenal when facing a promotion club since knocked out 2-0 from Newcastle United in May 1994. That result is understandable because this season, Wolves are known to often be a stumbling block for big teams.

The negative record made Arsenal ranked fifth in the standings of Premier League by reaching 66 points. Meanwhile, Wolves entrenched in the seventh position after collecting 51 points.