Right then, Peter Lansley’s report is in – and that means farewell from me. This title race ain’t over just yet. “We wanted that response,” says Leandro Trossard. “We could’ve scored more goals, especially in the first half.” On his goal: “Not maybe the sweetest [strike]. I had to use my toe as well to get it in … obviously top bins so it’s really a great goal.” Does in off the post count as top bins? Anywho, a top finish and the goal that eased the nerves for Arsenal. Paul, who (see 3 min) was ready to drown his sorrows in case of an Arsenal defeat, is a relieved man. “Thankfully didn’t finish the bottle. walked to record store day to calm the nerves. unfortunately sold out of the sonic youth. viva la gunners!” Now then, a look at the table. Arsenal weren’t at their best but they’ve nabbed three points and, boy, will that feel good after the last week. FULL-TIME: Wolves 0-2 Arsenal Martinelli tries to add a third but is denied. The whistle blows and life is good again for Arsenal. GOAL! Wolves 0-2 Arsenal (Ødegaard 90+5) There it is. Rice drives forward through the middle, plays it to Havertz, who lays it off to the right for the overlapping Ødegaard. His first hit is blocked but his second, from the tightest of angles, finds the net. 90+4 min: Arsenal, still wanting that second, have a Martinelli shot from close range saved by Sá, who has been given quite a bit to do in these closing moments. 90+3 min: Rice, seemingly with enough in the tank to play another 90, has a powerful shot pushed away by Sá. 90+2 min: Terrific from Rice, driving down the left before fizzing a lovely low cross across the box. No one there to close the match, though. 90+1 min: Saka breaks free on the right, beating man after man with his electric feet, though he’s forced into shooting with his right – and it’s high. 90 min: Six minutes are added on as Kiwior launches a long throw. 88 min: The game has turned into long punts soundtracked by the ref’s whistle. Not exactly ‘Isn’t the Premier League the best in the world?!?!?’ content. 86 min: Lemina is back on his feet; he was bundled down after Raya went to collect a high ball. Play resumes. 84 min: Lemina is down for Wolves in the Arsenal box. The docs are out having a look, so the game presses pause. 82 min: Kilman, by the way, has impressed at the back for Wolves. So I reckon this deserves a plug. 80 min: Partey replaces Gabriel Jesus for Arsenal. 79 min: Aït-Nouri goes on an adventure, jinking all the way down the right through the Arsenal half, though a goalkick is the end result. 78 min: Lemina picks up the ball nicely in the attacking third as Wolves suddenly turn it on; Doyle crosses in from the right but Raya is on the end of it for Arsenal. 77 min: Saka dinks a nice cross in for Havertz to leap for, but he can’t find the perfect connection. Something just hasn’t been right for Arsenal today; they haven’t been bad, and they lead as well, but there’s a usual sharpness that has been lacking. They’ll take the three, though. 76 min: The ball is cleared from the box before Traoré tries to find the net from serious range; he doesn’t. 75 min: Doyle presses forward for Wolves and finds Doherty, whose cross is blocked out for a corner. Chirewa’s first start is over; on comes Sarabia. Aït-Nouri replaces Doherty. 71 min: Lemina runs into the right channel to pick up the ball before cutting in and launching a shot with his left foot. It’s straight at Raya though. At the other end, Ben White ventures down the right to have an effort of his own ... it’s saved but, regardless, he was offside. Trossard is off for Martinelli. 70 min: Kilman does well to press Jesus and drag him off the ball after a punt forward from Arsenal. 68 min: Some tidy buildup from Arsenal ends with Havertz crossing in from the left … with no one in the middle to threaten the Wolves goal. 67 min: The game has gone a touch quiet, in all honesty. Arsenal would still desperately love a second. 64 min: J. Gomes does very well to win his side a goalkick, using Trossard as a wall for his clearance. Wolves aren’t offering much at the moment, though, camped firmly within their own half. 63 min: The game’s turned a bit scrappy in the last few minutes, with plenty of interruptions for men down on the ground, wiggling around in pain. 62 min: Jesus is down for Arsenal after J. Gomes fouls, bringing the Gunners another free-kick. This one’s from centre-right, and they go short to Saka on the right. Ødegaard eventually lets one fly … low and wide. 60 min: Arsenal have a free-kick out on the left. Ødegaard is the man to deliver, but Lemina heads away for Wolves. 59 min: Jesus has a bit of space to work with out on the left, and eventually gets a shot off … but Doherty closes it down with a block. “It’s always great to see competent football,” writes Ron Stack. “I’m a Spurs fan, so it’s a little disappointing to see such skill from Arsenal. Still, I live in hope to see Ange get something like this out of Tottenham in the next few years.” 58 min: Saka twists and turns out on the right but the energetic Traoré is unwilling to let him drive past. Plenty of support for Mary Waltz (have a scroll down). “Don’t worry Mary - in the last MBM I wrote an email saying how poorly I thought KDB was playing a few minutes before he was announced as man of the match,” writes Peter Crosby. “Luckily that was not published or I would’ve looked such a fool.” 55 min: Rice plays it to Ødegaard, who lays it back to him for a shot that is blocked. The ball then finds it way to Havertz, who hooks a volley that Sá saves. 54 min: Kiwior is brushed aside by J. Gomes before Traoré bundles down Saka. Arsenal have a free-kick at centre-left, with a shot on offer. 53 min: Saka plays it short as Arsenal try and walk it in … “The thing about Arsenal is …” 52 min: Trossard is putting in a shift, and he wins a corner. 51 min: Hwang is off for Wolves; on comes Lemina. 50 min: Ødegaard finds a bit of room and launches a thunderous shot from range, but there’s a fine block from a Wolves shirt in front of him. 49 min: Trossard hurts himself in the Wolves box but isn’t in any real bother. 47 min: And we’re up and about once again. Mario Lemina seems to be getting ready to come on for Wolves. “Let me assure Mary Waltz that even though Arsenal actually have managed to score a goal – one way or another – the team are perfectly capable of screwing it up in any number of ways from here on in,” writes Charles Antaki. “Kiwior has given a couple of exemplary lessons in how not to control a bouncing ball and even the ever reliable William Saliba has managed to pass straight to a member of the opposition. Saka looks exhausted and out of sorts. Declan Rice make it a second yellow and be sent off. And swollen and so forth. So there’s plenty to worry about.” I’m going hazard a guess and say Charles is a concerned Arsenal fan. Peep again! As things stand, Arsenal are on top of the Premier League. “Arteta will say it doesn’t matter,” wrote Mary Waltz minutes ago. “The players will say it doesn’t enter their thinking. But the longer this stays scoreless this thought enters every Gunners mind. ‘Oh Gawd, it’s happening again, I can’t breathe!!!!’” And then, not long after, Mary Waltz once again: “How to look like an idiot in a few sentences. What timing.” HALF-TIME: Wolves 0-1 Arsenal Three minutes are added on, three minutes pass without any real incident. Arsenal go into the break having looked slightly off it, but with the crucial lead. GOAL! Wolves 0-1 Arsenal (Trossard 45) And they’re back! Arsenal finally emerge with a goal, thanks to some fine work from Jesus and a sliced finish from Trossard. Havertz hangs the ball up into the box, Jesus takes it down well and briefly falls to the floor but shows tenacity to keep going amid Wolves pressure and lay it off to Trossard. The finish is a first-timer, thudded into the top right to give Arsenal fans, after a long week, something to smile about. 44 min: Kilman makes a fine interception from a low Saka cross. 43 min: Hwang does well to hold the ball up and play it down the line for Hugo Bueno to chase, who works in a cross from the left. 42 min: Traoré does well to steal the ball off Ødegaard; the Wolves midfielder has had a lively half. 41 min: Trossard gets back to do his defensive work, winning his side a goalkick after being sandwiched by two Wolves shirts. 39 min: Gabriel wins the ball by the halfway line but the defender can’t thread through a killer ball. 38 min: Saliba gets a clearance wrong, which Hugo Bueno chests down before launching at goal from distance … it travels wide. Loose, though, from the Arsenal centre-back. 37 min: Havertz is up and about, ready to return to the field. 35 min: A yellow card for Kilman after he gets his studs in on Havertz. The German forward is in quite a bit of pain as the game takes a breather. Declan Rice has also gone in the book, though I’ve missed why. Apologies all. 34 min: “Arteta is not a manager with a relaxing aura, and at their best his Arsenal are as taut as a bowstring,” writes Kári Tulinius. “Today their play has been a bit slack, with players taking half a second longer to make decisions, shots lacking power, and the pressing looking uncoordinated. Arteta may need to wind his team up at halftime.” 33 min: Ødegaard’s delivery is not deep enough, and Wolves handle it OK. 32 min: Now a yellow for Toti after he wraps his arms around Saka. Arsenal have a free-kick out on their right. 30 min: … Doyle whips it into the box but Arsenal hold the fort. The ball works its way back to J. Gomes out on the right … and he dances into the box, seizing upon some poor work from Kiwior, before launching his shot. Raya saves from close range, the ball rattling the post after his fingers! 29 min: A yellow card for Trossard after he pulls back João Gomes. Wolves have a tasty-looking free-kick out on the right … 27 min: Saka laces a cross in from the right but it’s cleared. Trossard, running in from the left, was the man trying to get on the end of it. 26 min: A missed opportunity for Arsenal. Rice creates it, receiving between the lines before lofting a ball for Saka to chase on to. But the left-footer just can’t set himself up for the decisive strike, and Wolves bodies camp themselves in front of the threats that follow. 24 min: Some neat touches between Hwang and Chirewa, and the latter shifts on to his right foot to strike from outside the box … it’s deflected and collected by Raya. Bright sparks for Wolves as we enter the second quarter. 22 min: Traoré ventures through the middle, playing a neat back-and-forth with Chirewa. That gets the crowd going for Wolves. 20 min: Jesus somehow finds himself at right back before Rice drives forward with intent. Jesus receives, now at right wing, before crossing in. There’s no head on the end of it, but they work it back, the move ending with a Rice shot that travels wide. Better play from Arsenal, but still lacking in the finish. 18 min: Wolves finally venture into Arsenal’s box, but there’s no danger to report. 16 min: After a couple of headers, the ball drops for Ødegaard to hit from the edge of the box … but the Wolves men around him do enough to halt any danger of a screamer. Arsenal are getting in the shots but lacking the venom. 15 min: Saka has the ball on the right, he cuts in … and plays it to Rice on the edge, who passes to Trossard in the box. The left winger retreats back to the central midfielder, who fires a low shot. No bother for Sá, who collects with comfort. 13 min: Wolves have a sustained period on the ball, and so it becomes Arsenal’s turn to hassle away. 10 min: Trossard does well to take on Doherty on the left and get a cross in … Saka’s header is safely collected by Sá. 9 min: Saka is forced back after Toti presses on to him, with Arsenal forced to make a move from the other wing. Wolves are holding a neat defensive shape. 7 min: Arsenal get a hold of it and work things nicely around the back before Trossard’s through ball to Jesus turns wonky. 4 min: Jesus lines up a shot from the edge of the box after a neat one-two with Havertz … but he scuffs it well wide. Paul – see below – has just taken a sip. 3 min: “Super worried,” writes Paul. “Arsenal gotta finish. otherwise i may finish a bottle of whisky.” It’s been three minutes, Paul. 2 min: Toti crunches into Saka, the Wolves man making himself known out on Arsenal’s right-hand side. 1 min: Arsenal are straight on it; Kiwior crosses in from the left, it’s deflected and Havertz hooks a shot at goal. Sá is up to the task. Peep! And we’re off, both sides decked out in their home kits. Wolves kick off, going from right to left. Oh, Wolves have a 15-year-old on the bench: Wesley Okoduwa. Born in May 2008, says Transfermarkt. Yes, you may feel old. Wolves, by the way, have Hwang Hee-chan starting in the league for the first time since a 1-0 win over Sheffield United in February. He’s got 10 Prem goals this season and will have to help out young Tawanda Chirewa, making his first league start since … well, ever. Best wishes to the 20-year-old. Takehiro Tomiyasu picked up a knock against Bayern, Mikel Arteta tells Sky. The Arsenal manager sounds pretty relaxed; despite back-to-back losses, victory tonight will take them to the top of the league. So, you know, they’re not exactly in freefall … yet. There has, I must report, been a goal at Wembley. Here’s the full picture for you. Wolves: Sá, S. Bueno, Kilman, Toti Gomes, Doherty, Traoré, João Gomes, H. Bueno, Chirewa, Doyle, Hwang Subs: Holman, Aït-Nouri, Lemina, Sarabia, Bentley, Barnett, Okoduwa, Fraser, Ojinnaka Arsenal: Raya, White, Saliba, Gabriel, Kiwior, Ødegaard, Rice, Havertz, Saka, Jesus, Trossard Subs: Ramsdale, Partey, Smith Rowe, Martinelli, Nketiah, Jorginho, Vieira, Nelson, Zinchenko Referee: Paul Tierney The teams Here come the lineups … Preamble Now then, Arsenal fans, do you still believe? It’s been a tough few days hasn’t it? First, that loss to Aston Villa at home. Then defeat to Bayern Munich – featuring those Spurs old boys – ending the dream of European glory in their own city. Can Wolves make life even worse? Or will this be the character-showing, battling victory at Molineux that reignites their run for the title? We shall see; your guess is as good as mine. Kick-off’s at 7.30pm BST. Drop me your thoughts, worries, queries, advice on how to deal with my neighbour who keeps playing the Superman theme on their trumpet. Whatever you fancy.