Alan Shearer has explained why Arsenal players won't like the reaction to their 2-2 draw with Wolves as Man City maintain pressure in the Premier League title race
Mikel Arteta manager of Arsenal speaks with the players during the draw with Wolves
Mikel Arteta manager of Arsenal speaks with the players during the draw with Wolves(Image: Catherine Ivill - AMA/Getty Images)
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Alan Shearer has outlined why Arsenal 'won't have liked' the response to their draw with Wolves in the Premier League. The Gunners had to accept a point in their 2-2 draw at Molineux on Wednesday evening, which meant they failed to capitalise on the opportunity to increase their advantage over Manchester City.
Mikel Arteta's outfit are five points clear of City in the Premier League standings, having played one match more. That fixture in hand will witness City tackle Crystal Palace in a rescheduled encounter with a fresh date yet to be determined. Arsenal are also scheduled to visit the Etihad Stadium later in the campaign.
The Gunners have now surrendered points in their last two Premier League fixtures, having also drawn with Brentford in their previous match. Consequently, Shearer has outlined why Arsenal's squad will not appreciate the speculation that may surround them potentially relinquishing their advantage over City in the title race.
“Cracks are starting to show now for Arsenal, and I think because of being 2-0 up and then being pegged back as they were by the team bottom of the Premier League in Wolves it doesn’t look good,” Shearer told Betfair.
“I pretty much expected this. I never thought they'd run away with it. Very rarely do teams do that, particularly with teams that haven't won it for a long time like Arsenal.
“So, from that point of view, I get it and understand it but that would be a concern, and whether they like it or not, Arsenal probably haven't liked people going on about them bottling it, them chucking it away and the pressure being on them.
“They probably haven't liked it. Well, they won't like what'll happen in the next few days now, because the noise will get a lot louder. There’ll be a lot more of that now because of what happened on Wednesday, and you can imagine how loud it'll be if Tottenham beat them on Sunday as well.”
David Raya of Arsenal and Gabriel of Arsenal in the build up to Wolverhampton Wanderers second goal during the Premier League match between Wolverhampton Wanderers and Arsenal at Molineux on February 18, 2026 in Wolverhampton, England
Arsenal drew 2-2 with Wolves on Wednesday night(Image: 2026 Getty Images)
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Shearer went on: “The Premier League title is also still in Arsenal’s hands because if they win every game, they win the league. Technically it's in both of their hands and everyone was always going to look to that game, at the Etihad in April.
"That was always going to be a key game anyway, and it obviously clearly is.” Shearer also highlighted what he believes has been the pivotal fixture of the campaign thus far, which has proved to be a 'game-changer' from City's perspective.
“City play Newcastle, whose record at City is dreadful, as we know,” Shearer added. “So yeah, there are still going to be twists and turns in between now and the end of the season.
“I think there'll be a time where City will be top, and where Arsenal will be top, and I guess it's probably going to come down to that game in April.
“I do think Man City's result at Anfield was a game-changer in terms of City going for the league, because if they hadn't have got that, it might have been very different. They wouldn't have put so much pressure on Arsenal.”