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Full-time 2-1
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Wolves goal kick
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Arsenal keeping the ball now
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Agbadou booked
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Saka wins a foul
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Tame shot, straight at the keeper
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Arsenal break with Jesus
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Merino wins the header
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Long throw into the box incoming
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Trossard pushed over by Mosquera, rushing to take a throw
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But there will be more, given the goals
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Thirty seconds to go
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Three Wolves goalscorers today
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Jesus missed the header, comes off Mosquera
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It's an own goal
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COME OOOONNNNN
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Jesus heads home
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Saka superb cross
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GOAL JESUS
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Four left
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Six minutes were added on
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Pressure mounted the last few minutes, Arsenal didn't ever get the ball under control. Clever finish, Hincapie beaten in the air
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Ball goes in, header takes it past Raya
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Goal Wolves
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Another cross cleared but Wolves come forward again
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Arsenal have everyone behind the ball
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There wasn't much of a reaction after the goal but they're pushing forward more now
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Lewis-Skelly and Hincapie defend well after Wolves work it into the box
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Wolves with a couple of balls into the box but Arsenal clear
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Jesus down after a challenge but no foul
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Saka still working back and defending alongside Saliba
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Arsenal 82% possession this half
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But Wolves still haven't had a shot this half
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Not to tempt fate
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Saka and Odegaard working it well, Trossard looks for the near post but doesn't catch it right
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Trossard shoots wide, nice move from Arsenal
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Arsenal sub: Gyokeres off, Jesus on
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Jesus ready to come on
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Odegaard shoots over
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And it means more space when Arsenal come forward
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Wolves showing a bit more ambition to break now but hasn't led to anything so far
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Smart Arsenal break leads to nothing, Saka's cross blocked after another smart pass from Trossard
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No save - goal kick
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Great clipped ball from Trossard, Gyokeres holds it up, swivels, shot across goal goes wide
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Gyokeres forces a smart save
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Saka excellent again, Odegaard squeezed through two challenges but angle was tight
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With his right foot!
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Odegaard, sidenetting
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Unlucky, just bounced away from him
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Rice finds Trossard, great chance, can't reach the ball after his first touch
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Perfect corner from Saka, hits the far post, bounces back across goal and hits Johnstone on the back
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OWN GOAL
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GOAL ARSENAL
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Arsenal corner from the right
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Two Wolves subs now, Doherty (booked) and Larsen off
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Best effort Arsenal have had
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Checked inside and looked for the far corner with his right foot, caught it well, good save from Johnstone
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Superb save to deny Rice
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Corner punched down and Wolves clear the danger
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Arsenal corner, fingertips from the goalkeeper
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Rice just over
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Saka shuffles inside nicely, finds Gyokeres, free-kick around 25 yards out
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Doherty brings Gyokeres down, booked
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Arsenal with even more of the ball this half, Wolves hardly escaping their own third
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Trossard lovely ball to Lewis-Skelly but Wolves smother it
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Saka cross, Gyokeres flick just wide
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Yellow stands
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Catches Lewis-Skelly on the shin with his studs, VAR is looking
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Not even been booked yet
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Looked like he really dived in but just one foot
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Think it'll just be yellow
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Another foul from Hwang, looked a bad one on Lewis-Skelly
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Arsenal have had eight shots so far tonight, Martinelli took four of them
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Arsenal subs: Martinelli, Eze, Zubimendi off. Trossard, Odegaard, Merino on
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Smart turn and great burst, looks for the far post but doesn't bend the ball in
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Martinelli brilliant to beat Doherty, just fires across goal
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Ball back in play, Arsenal in possession, no subs yet
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Odegaard, Merino, and Trossard all ready to come on
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Saka just overrun the ball and stumbled, fell into Toti as he cleared
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Saka and Toti clash, both down
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Movement on the bench
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Lewis-Skelly caught on the edge of the box but Arsenal recover
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Much better ball in, punched away
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Low delivery, Rice will get another chance
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Saka cross nodded out, Arsenal corner, Rice to take
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Eze looking for Gyokeres behind, ball cut out
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A fourth foul by Hwang. Minor, innocuous, but these have to add up
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Martinelli squeezes through two defenders but knocks the ball out of play, Wolves goal kick
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Doherty and Hwang on three fouls each now, no cards shown yet tonight
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Long ball forward after all that, Arsenal goal-kick, great use of 45 seconds
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Ref pointing at his watch. We'll see how much gets added on
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Wolves taking plenty of time over every dead ball
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Superb from Saka, finds Timber on the underlap but he can't find an Arsenal shirt with the cutback
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Saka crosses, Martinelli heads back down but too many Wolves bodies
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Happened around the halfway line
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Hincapie got across, Hwang went down ... no foul
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Loose ball from Zubimendi and Hwang could've been through
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Plenty of options on the bench if and when Arteta wants them
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No changes at the break
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Back underway
Half time
Disappointing half, 0-0 at the break
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No threat again really
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Long throw incoming
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Nice bit of movement from Arsenal down the left but Wolves win the ball ahead of Rice
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Hincapie did well to get up so quickly
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Rice gets rid
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Wolves get the ball into the box, Hincapie slips but recovers to block the shot
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Bit of a scramble but Wolves get it clear
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Good ball in, defender heads in front of the keeper
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Everyone's up
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Right on the touchline, Rice will surely swing it in
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Martinelli draws a foul, Arsenal free-kick out on the left
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Four minutes added on
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Eze more involved the last few minutes
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Goes short to Martinelli, ball lost
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Rice gearing up from another long throw
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Lewis-Skelly has looked sharp since coming on, heavily involved
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Martinelli cross, headed clear
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Poor clearance from a Wolves defender but Johnstone claims it
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Saka finds Timber on the overlap
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Just trying to force it really
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Zubimendi looks for Saka over the top but overcooks it
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Again nothing comes from it
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Another long throw coming in
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Martinelli shoots wide
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Arsenal corner
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Superb ball across goal from Saka, Gyokeres can't get on the end of it
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Wolves back behind the ball
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Not much help outside him, Rice is there but not making a run forward
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Lewis-Skelly launching another break after winning the ball
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Big chance, Martinelli heads it across goal from close range
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Corner to the back post, great ball, Martinelli misses
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Another Arsenal corner
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Raya in the Wolves half to play a quick ball forward!
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Short corner to Lewis-Skelly, he finds Saka, shot blocked
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Arsenal corner
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Arsenal smart move to break forward, Lewis-Skelly with a lovely pass, Martinelli sends Rice too far wide
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Lewis-Skelly over to left-back, Timber moves to right-back and Hincapie into the middle alongside Saliba
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Arsenal sub: White off, Lewis-Skelly on
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Looks like White pulled up chasing back during the Hwang run forward. Held his hamstring, finally receiving treatment now
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Bit of a clash with Mosquera as Gyokeres ran in behind, he's down now
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Guokeres run into the channel, outside of the foot cross caught by Johnstone
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White struggling, Lewis-Skelly ready to come on
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Zubimendi had knocked the ball in, Wolves blocked and cleared and Hwang had 70 yards to goal. Made it into the Arsenal box, but the shot was tame
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Wolves break, Raya saves from Hwang
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Long throw in from Rice headed out
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Lovely burst from Saka, everything is going down his side so far
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Saka beats Toti, ball in from the byline cleared for a throw
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Gyokeres with just three touches so far, the fewest of any player on the pitch
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Still just the two Arsenal shots so far
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Lots of possession but not enough of it making Wolves uncomfortable
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Wolves everyone behind the ball, Arsenal need to find ways to stretch them
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Nice to see White and Saka linking up again though
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Lovely ball from Saka to White on the overlap, cross blocked and the flag goes up
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Arsenal deal with the ball well, Eze clears
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Free-kick just inside the Arsenal half, Wolves will throw it into the box
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Hwang Hee-chan down after a challenge from Timber
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Rice under pressure, gets a nudge, no threat
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Another nice Saka cross, Rice doesn't connect right with the header
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Gomes back up now
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Eze high foot, Wolves free-kick on the edge of their own box
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Saka finds Gyokeres with his back to goal, tries to turn but can't shake off the defender
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Clever ball from Saka into White, White can't find anyone in the box
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White consistently joining the attack with runs inside Saka, playing close to Eze and Gyokerees at times
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But Arsenal claiming those long balls forward comfortably so far
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Wolves taking plenty of time over goal kicks already
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Nothing from it again, Wolves look to break but Arsenal back behind the ball
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Free-kick down the right this time, Saka being held
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First shot of the game, nice ball in from Saka, Timber just doesn't get the timing right
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Timber heads over
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Saka goes short to Eze, leads to nothing
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Arsenal corner down the right
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Doherty caught him, didn't look like there was loads in it
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Martinelli down holding his face
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Nearly an early chance, Martinelli in behind, big hoofed ball from Rice just didn't carry
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Not enough on it, headed clear
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Rice to swing it in
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Arsenal free-kick out on the left wing
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Timber at centre-back, Hincapie at left-back
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We're underway
Pre-game
Could be Hincapie at left-back for Arsenal of course, we'll see in just over an hour. Until then!
Pre-game
Wolves: Johnstone; Mosquera, Agbadou, Toti; Doherty, Andre, Krejci, Wolfe; Gomes, Larsen, Hwang

Subs: Sa, Bueno, Chirewa, Hoever, Arias, Tchatchoua, Mane, Lopez, Arokodare
Pre-game
Saliba returns for Arsenal, Timber at left-back, Odegaard named on the bench -

Arsenal: Raya; White, Saliba, Hincapie, Timber; Eze, Zubimendi, Rice; Saka, Gyokeres, Martinelli

Subs: Kepa, Lewis-Skelly, Norgaard, Merino, Odegaard, Trossard, Nwaneri, Madueke, Jesus
Pre-game
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