Arsenal left it late to overcome the Premier League’s bottom side
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Arsenal moved five points clear at the top of the Premier League table after beating a struggling Wolves side on Saturday night.
A fortuitous Sam Johnstone own goal broke the deadlock in the 70th minute before Tolu Arokodare looked to have stolen a point for the Premier League’s bottom side in the 90th minute.
However, in injury time a second Wolves own goal - this time from Yerson Mosquera - gave Arsenal all three points in a dramatic finale at the Emirates Stadium.
It was a frustrating opening 45 minutes for Arsenal as they struggled to open up a well-drilled Wolves defence.
When they did fashion a couple of chances, Gabriel Martinelli failed to convert. Firstly, the Brazilian somehow missed the target when unmarked from a Declan Rice corner and then poked wide from another set-piece situation.
To their credit, Wolves did offer a threat in attack and twice went close to taking a shock lead.
Hwang Hee-chan nearly exploited the space afforded to him by the Arsenal defence as he raced away from inside his own half before seeing an effort saved by David Raya.
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Then on the stroke of half time, Jorgen Strand Larsen’s eyes lit up when there was a slip in the Gunners defence but Piero Hincapie got back in time to make the block and Joao Gomes couldn’t take in the rebound.