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HISTORY – WOLVES V ARSENAL
FIRST MEETINGS
Division 1 – The first meeting of the two clubs in Division 1 was on the 24th September 1904 the game finished 2-0 to Woolwich Arsenal this was before they changed there name to Arsenal.
FA Cup – The first meeting of the two clubs in the FA Cup was in the 3rd Round on the 9th January 1926 the game finished 1-1 and this went to a replay which was played on 13th January, the game finished 1-0 to Arsenal.
Premier League – The first meeting of the two clubs in the Premier league was on the 26th December 2003 the game finished 3-0 to Arsenal.
There was a game on the date near the upcoming meeting which played on the 19th February 1949 the game finished 3-1 to Arsenal.
OTHER MEETINGS
Wolves played Arsenal in a preseason friendly 7th August 1992 Wolves 0 Arsenal 0.
Wolves 0: Stowell, Rankine (Ashley 21), Thompson, Venus, Westley, Downing, Birch, Cook (Steele 80), Bull (Roberts 66), Mutch (Boye 70), Dennison (Burke 75).
Arsenal 0: Seaman, Dixon, Winterburn, Hillier, Bould, Adams, Merson, Campbell, Smith, Jensen, Limpar.
Attendance: 5,450
Wolves played Arsenal in a preseason friendly 7th August 1995 Wolves 0 Arsenal 3.
Wolves 0: Jones, Smith (Rankine HT), Masters, Emblen, Shirtliff (de Wolf 63), Richards, Goodman (Daley HT), D Kelly, Bull, Cowans (Thomas 76), Dennison (Froggatt HT).
Subs de Bont, Venus.
Arsenal 2: (Platt 20, Wright 33): Seaman, Dixon, Winterburn, Jenson Adams, Bould, (Keown 83), Parlour, Platt, Wright, Bergkamp, Merson
Attendance: 22,584
RECENT MEETINGS
Premier League – The most recent game was on the 13th December 2025 the game finished 2-1 to Arsenal the scorers of the game were by Wolves players Johnstone & Mosquera who scored own goals and Wolves scorer was Tolu Arokodare in front of 60,242 fans.
FA Cup – The most recent game was in the 4th Round on the 29th January 2005 the game finished 2-0 to Arsenal.
League Cup – The most recent game was in the 4th Round on the 2nd December 2003 the game finished 5-1 to Arsenal.
28th May 2023 Arsenal 5 Wolves 0 at Emirates Stadium
2nd December 2023 Arsenal 2 Wolves 1 at Emirates Stadium
20th April 2024 Wolves 0 Arsenal 2 at Molineux
17th August 2024 Arsenal 2 Wolves 0 at Emirates Stadium
25th January 2025 Wolves 0 Arsenal 1 at Molineux
13th December 2025 Arsenal 2 Wolves 1 at Emirates Stadium
Do you remember this win in the premier league?
Wolves 3 Arsenal 1 24th April 2019
Setting the scene
Wolves come into this game looking for their first win since beginning of the month against Manchester United and looking to carry on their reputation as Giant Killers against the top 6 sides and Arsenal looking for a win to keep up the pressure on the 4th place side in the league.
First Half Action
Arsenal starts the game with intent dominating with possession with the intention of pinning Wolves back with confident passing with a high press.
The visitors Arsenal registers the first shot on target with Mkhitaryan unleashing a shot that went well over the bar after Boly gave away possession.
Wolves then start to grow into the game more often when Doherty pass to Moutinho who sent a curling effort just narrowly wide of the goal so close to an opening goal of the game.
Bennett with a long throw caused confusion in the Arsenal box with Boly flicking on to Jimenez puts his shot over the bar with another Wolves chance going begging.
With the game approaching the 21st minute mark Jota races into space and sets up Jonny who was bearing on goal cynically brought down by Monreal from 25 yards out and a free kick given to Wolves where Neves is the one lining this up and takes a shot over the wall past Leno send the home crowd into ecstasy with a sublime strike adding another one to his collection of great goals for Wolves.
Wolves double their lead in the game with Jonny does a brilliant cross to Doherty at the far post heading past Leno to make it 2-0 to leave Molineux rocking.
Into injury time of the first half Wolves grab themselves a third goal of the game when Jota capitalising on a sloppy pass from the Arsenal team drives himself into space and slots his low shot past Leno into the back of the net what a great first half performance by Wolves and this shocked a Arsenal side who started well in the game.
Half Time: Wolves 3 Arsenal 0
Second Half
The visitors Arsenal starts the game with more intent looking for Goals to get back into the game and Wolves are sitting slightly deeper and be ready to strike on a counterattack when needed.
With no breakthrough for Arsenal just before the hour mark make subsitutes looking for more of an attacking threat going forward to try and catch Wolves out.
Wolves are now starting to play a more compact in the game to stop the opponents getting in towards their goal.
The home side Wolves make substitution to freshen up their forward line to see if they can get another goal in the game.
Ten minutes before the end of the game Arsenal got the goal they wanted when Xhaka took a corner, and Sokratis rose the highest to head home a consolation goal, but this could prove to be too little to late.
Wolves make a substitute late on in the game to see out the game.
Conclusion
Three goals in 19 minutes by Wolves stunned Arsenal who had defensive problems which allowed Wolves to score and made the contest over just in the first half alone.
Arsenals display in the game dented hopes of reaching the top 4 with this performance.
Full Time: Wolves 3 Arsenal 1
Wolves Team: Patricio, Bennett, Coady, Boly, Doherty, Jonny, Neves, Dendoncker, Moutinho, Jota, Jimenez.
Substitutes: Ruddy, Vinagre, Saiss, Costa, Gibbs-White, Cavaleiro, Traore.
Goals: Neves (21), Doherty (37), Jota (45).
Manager: Nuno Espírito Santo
Arsenal Team: Leno, Maitland-Niles, Sokratis, Koscielny, Monreal, Torreira, Xhaka, Mkhitaryan, Ozil, Iwobi, Lacazette.
Substitutes: Cech, Mustafi, Elneny, Willock, Guendouzi, Kolasinac, Nketiah.
Goal: Sokratis (80).
Manager: Unai Emery
Attendance:31,436
Wolves 2 Arsenal 0 15th November 1969
Setting the scene
Wolves start the game with 3 key stars in the lineup with Munro, Dougan and Knowles failing fitness tests forcing manager to do a makeshift lineup and Arsenal boasting a full-strength side that had scored nine goals in their earlier two games where eight came from second half.
First Half
The opening forty-five minutes of the game were uneventful with both teams not creating much in clear cut chances described as a dull match with lack of action with Arsenal struggling to impose themselves with possession, but it could be due to the earlier rain making it hard to get their game going on the pitch although it was playable.
Half Time: Wolves 0 Arsenal 0
Second Half
The second half was much better for the home side Wolves in terms of playing they got themselves an opening goal from the restart when Lutton scored from a deflected shot from Neill wrong footed the defence which allowed him to slot past goalkeeper Bennett into the back of the net for his first goal for the club.
Soon after that goal Wolves got themselves another goal from a long throw in which Arsenal did not like the decision found Curran who went through two Arsenal defenders flicking the ball outside his right for a simple finish into the back of the net this was Currans ninth goal of the season from the leading scorer.
After all this happening Arsenal started to pressure the Wolves side with chances of their own Court having a chance at close range from about 6 yards out saved by Parkes.
Arsenal having a free kick which came to nothing, and Wolves had a chance with Curran only for an offside flag to stop a counterattack.
With the game petering out as a contest Arsenal had a late chance with a free kick by Robertson which Parkes in the Wolves goal collected easily and then the final whistle blew after that.
Conclusion
Lutton & Curran goals proved to be pivotal in this contest with Bailey keeping the midfield solid with assists and setup and Arsenal with more possession than Wolves in the game lacking finish in the final third.
Full Time: Wolves 2 Arsenal 0
Wolves Team: Parkes, Taylor, Holsgrove, Parkin, Woodfield, Bailey, Lutton, McCalliog, Walker, Wagstaffe, Curran.
Substitute: McAlle
Goals: Lutton (47), Curran (49).
Manager: Bill McGarry
Arsenal Team: Barnett, Simpson, Neill, McNab, Storey, Graham, Sammels, Court, Armstrong, Robertson, Radford.
Substitute: George
Manager: Bertie Mee
Attendance: 26,796
Division 1 – The biggest win between the two clubs was on the 31st August 1946 & 7th March 1959 the games finished 6-1 to Wolves.
Premier League – The biggest win between the two clubs was on the 24th April 2019 the game finished 3-1 to Wolves, this was there first win over Arsenal since 29th September 1979 when Wolves won 3-2.
FA Cup – The biggest win between the two clubs was on the 3rd January 1976 which was a 3rd Round Tie the game finished 3-0 to Wolves.
Division 1 – The biggest defeat between the two clubs was on the 5th November 1932 the game finished 7-1 to Arsenal.
Premier League – The biggest defeat between the two clubs was on the 28th May 2023 the game finished 5-0 to Arsenal.
FA Cup – The biggest defeat between the two clubs was on the 22nd January 1938, 4th January 1964, 28th January 1978 & 24thJanuary 1999 the games finished 2-1 to Arsenal.
PLAYING FOR BOTH TEAMS
Vince Bartram
Played for Wolves 1986-1991 made 5 appearances and played for Arsenal 1994-1998 made 11 appearances.
Jackie Henderson
Played for Wolves 1958 made 9 appearances and scored 3 goals and played for Arsenal 1958-1962 made 103 appearances and scored 29 goals.
Bob Wilson
Played for Wolves 1961-1963 unfortunately he didn’t make a first team appearance as he was playing for the reserves and was the first amateur to have a transfer fee and played for Arsenal 1963-1974 made 310 appearances.
Bob McNab
Played for Arsenal 1966-1975 made 278 appearances and scored 4 goals and played for Wolves 1975-1976 made 13 appearances.
Alan Sunderland
Played for Wolves 1971-1977 made 158 appearances and scored 30 goals and played for Arsenal 1977-1984 made 206 appearances and scored 55 goals.
Oleh Luzhnyi
Played for Arsenal 1999-2003 made 75 appearances and played for Wolves 2003-2004 made 6 appearances.
Emmanuel Frimpong
Played for Arsenal 2011-2014 made 6 appearances and played for Wolves in a loan spell 2012 made 5 appearances.
Rohan Ricketts
Played for Arsenal 2000-2002 made no appearances mostly played in reserves side and played for Wolves 2005 in a loan spell and then signed a permanent deal at the end of loan and stayed at Wolves until 2007 made 61 appearances and scored 1 goal.
Benik Afobe
Played for Arsenal 2010-2015 made no first team appearances mostly played in the reserves side and played for Wolves in two spells 2015-2016 and 2018-2019 made 62 appearances and scored 28 goals.
Jon Purdie
Started his youth career at Arsenal 1983-1985 and played for Wolves 1985-1988 made 89 appearances and scored 12 goals.
Jermaine Pennant
Played for Arsenal 1999-2005 made 12 appearances and scored 3 goals and played for Wolves in a loan spell 2012-2013 made 15 appearances.
Eddie Clamp
Played for Wolves 1953-1961 made 214 appearances and scored 23 goals and played for Arsenal 1961-1962 made 22 appearances and scored 1 goal.
Ray Hankin
Played for Arsenal 1981-1982 unfortunately he didn’t make a first team game and played for Wolves 1985 made 10 appearances and scored 1 goal.
Graham Stack
Played for Arsenal 2000-2006 made 10 appearances and played for Wolves in a loan spell 2007-2008 made 2 appearances.
Bobby Gould
Played for Arsenal 1968-1970 made 65 appearances and scored 16 goals and played for Wolves in two spells 1970-1971 and 1975-1977 made 74 appearances and scored 31 goals.
Jay Bothroyd
Was a product of the Arsenal academy and left in 2000 and played for Wolves 2006-2008 made 55 appearances and scored 12 goals.
Jeremie Aliadiere
Played for Arsenal 2001-2007 made 29 appearances scored 1 goal and played for Wolves in a loan spell 2006 made 14 appearances scored 2 goals.
Daniel Bentley
Played for the Arsenal youth team in 2008 and currently plays for Wolves made 2 appearances.
Emiliano Martinez
Played for Arsenal 2012-2020 made 15 appearances and played for Wolves in a loan spell 2016 made 13 appearances.
Other Players who played for both clubs.
Joe Cooper, Arthur Worrall, Donald Cock, Tommy Rudkin, Charles Booth, Adam Haywood, Bryn Jones, David Black, Charles Booth, Billy Heath, Lawrie Madden, Jamie O’Hara, Arthur Worrall.
Played, Coached and Managed Both Teams
John Barnwell
Played for Arsenal 1957-1964 made 151 appearances and scored 24 goals and managed Wolves 1978-1982.
Billy Wright
Played for Wolves 1939-1959 made 490 appearances and scored 13 goals and managed Arsenal 1962-1966.
George Jobey
Played for Woolwich Arsenal 1913-1914 and managed Wolves 1922-1924.
Tommy Docherty
Played for Arsenal 1958-1961 made 83 appearances and scored 1 goal and managed Wolves 1984-1985.
Gary Goodchild
Played for Arsenal 1974-1976 never made a first team appearance for the club and is currently a scout for Wolves since 2017.
I’ve been a dedicated Wolves fan for over 30 years, supporting the team through the highs and lows of the 80s, 90s, and 00s. I’ve followed them home and away, growing my love for the game into a passion for analyzing Wolves’ performances, especially diving into the stats behind their Premier League matches.
As the go-to person for Wolves stats on podcasts, I also love exploring football history for deeper insights. One of my proudest achievements is completing the journey to all 92 Football League grounds.
HISTORY – WOLVES V ARSENAL
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