Football is a game of fine margins, and our trip to Molineux served as a harsh reminder. Sitting at the top of the Premier League, these are the games where champions grind out results, but tonight ended in complete frustration.
The Perfect Start
We couldn't have asked for a better opening. Just five minutes in, a pinpoint cross from Declan Rice was met by the head of Bukayo Saka from six yards, nodded between José Sá's legs. The control was there, and in the 56th minute Gabriel slipped Piero Hincapié through for his first goal for the club. We looked entirely comfortable.
The Wolves Fightback
But Wolves refused to surrender. In the 61st minute, Hugo Bueno unleashed a spectacular curling effort from outside the box that brought the home crowd back to life and halved the deficit.
We tried to manage the game and see out the result, but Molineux was rocking. The heartbreak arrived in the fourth minute of stoppage time. Debutant Tom Edozie fired a shot that took a cruel deflection off Riccardo Calafiori, wrong-footing Raya and finding the back of the net.
Arteta did not look for anywhere to hide:
"Extremely disappointed obviously with the result and with the way the game ended but we have to blame ourselves."
"The performance in the second half we didn't show anything close to the standards required in this league to win."
A tough pill to swallow on our title charge. Two dropped points in back-to-back games, seven points dropped from winning positions in 2026, and the lead over Manchester City down to five with a game more played. Tottenham on Sunday.
Man of the Match: Piero Hincapié 🇪🇨
Despite the result, scoring his first goal for Arsenal was a brilliant moment for the defender.