Arsenal, known as the "Gunners," narrowly defeated Wolverhampton in a match that remained suspenseful until injury time, maintaining their position at the top of the English Premier League.
In the 2025-26 English Premier League season on Saturday night, 13 Dec 2025 GMT+7, the notable match featured league leaders Arsenal hosting bottom-placed Wolverhampton at Emirates Stadium.
In the first half, both teams had chances but the score remained 0-0 at halftime. Then in the 70th minute of the second half, Arsenal took the lead 1-0 from a right-side corner kick by Bukayo Saka. The ball curved and struck the far post, then bounced off Wolverhampton goalkeeper Sam Johnstone into his own net.
At the 90th minute, Wolverhampton shocked the home side by equalizing 1-1 with a header from Tolú Arokodare. However, in injury time at 90+4, Arsenal regained the lead 2-1 when Bukayo Saka crossed from the right to Gabriel Jesus, whose header deflected off Wolverhampton player Jearson Mosquera into the net for another own goal.
The match ended with Arsenal narrowly beating Wolverhampton 2-1, increasing their total to 36 points and retaining the Premier League lead, five points clear of second-placed Manchester City. Wolverhampton remains bottom of the table in 20th place with just 2 points.
In the next fixtures, Arsenal will visit Everton on 20 Dec 2025 GMT+7, while Wolverhampton will host Brentford on the same day.