Premier League, Wolves 0-2 Arsenal: Odegaard brace sends Gunners five points clear

The
Gunners
headed
into
the
game
looking
to
take
advantage
after
Brentford’s
surprise
victory
against
Manchester
City
earlier
on
Saturday
(November
12)
but
did
not
have
it
all
their
own
way
in
the
Midlands.

Gabriel
Jesus
saw
an
early
effort
chalked
off
for
offside
and
struck
the
frame
of
the
goal
in
the
first
half,
while
Wolves
presented
a
threat
on
the
counter.

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Arsenal’s
patience
paid
off
in
the
second
half
though,
with
captain
Odegaard
striking
twice
to
seal
all
three
points
and
leave
the
hosts
rooted
to
the
bottom
of
the
table.

Øn
the
spot

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—
Arsenal
(@Arsenal)

November
12,
2022

Jesus
smashed
home
after
six
minutes
only
to
be
denied
by
the
offside
flag,
while
Granit
Xhaka
was
replaced
by
Fabio
Vieira
due
to
illness.

Wolves
went
close
to
breaking
the
deadlock
on
the
counter-attack
but
Goncalo
Guedes
fired
his
attempt
over,
while
Jesus
struck
the
crossbar
at
the
other
end.

The
visitors
finally
found
a
breakthrough
nine
minutes
after
the
restart,
Jesus
poking
a
pass
through
to
Vieira
who
cut
back
across
the
face
of
goal
for
Odegaard
to
tap
home
from
close
range.

Gabriel
Martinelli
forced
a
fine
save
from
Jose
Sa
soon
after
as
the
Gunners
looked
to
double
their
advantage,
with
Toti
then
making
a
fine
tackle
to
prevent
Odegaard
from
tucking
home
again.

Odegaard
was
on
hand
again
15
minutes
before
the
final
whistle,
though,
picking
up
the
ball
in
the
middle
of
the
box
after
Sa
denied
Martinelli
to
coolly
slot
home
his
second
of
the
game.

What
does
it
mean?
Gunners
top
for
Christmas

With
the
season
halting
for
the
World
Cup
in
Qatar
and
no
Premier
League
football
to
be
played
until
Boxing
Day,
Mikel
Arteta’s
side
will
sit
top
of
the
table
at
Christmas
for
the
first
time
since
the
2007-08
season
but
Arsenal
must
exorcise
some
demons
to
stay
at
the
summit.

The
last
five
times
the
Gunners
have
been
in
that
position
(1951-52,
1986-87,
1989-90,
2002-03
and
2007-08),
they
have
not
managed
to
go
on
to
lift
the
title
at
the
end
of
the
campaign
and
Arteta
will
know
there
is
plenty
of
work
to
be
done.

Odegaard
top
billing

A
brace
against
Wolves
took
Odegaard’s
tally
for
the
season
in
the
Premier
League
to
six
goals
in
13
appearances,
only
two
shy
of
his
career
total
in
England’s
top
flight
prior
to
the
start
of
the
campaign
(eight).

With
Jesus,
Martinelli
(both
five)
and
Bukayo
Saka
(four)
leading
the
line,
Arsenal
continue
to
share
scoring
responsibility.

Lopetegui’s
challenge

Defeat
to
Arsenal
leaves
Wolves
with
just
one
win
in
their
previous
nine
Premier
League
matches,
drawing
one
and
losing
seven.

Nottingham
Forest’s
win
against
Crystal
Palace
earlier
in
the
day
saw
Wolves
drop
to
bottom
of
the
standings,
with
new
boss
Julen
Lopetegui
facing
a
tough
ask
when
his
role
begins
on
Monday.

What’s
next?

Arsenal
host
West
Ham
in
a
London
derby
on
Boxing
Day,
while
Lopetegui’s
first
game
in
charge
is
on
the
same
day
against
fellow
strugglers
Everton.

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