MOLINEUX — When it happened, from the stands you were wondering if Michael Oliver somehow viewed Myles Lewis-Skelly as the last man, despite being 80 yards away from the Arsenal goal.
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Read MoreIt was cynical, it was late, it stopped a counter-attack, but it was a stretch to call it “serious foul play”, which was the official line from the Premier League’s Match Centre after VAR backed the on-field decision.
Then the tables turned. “Michael Oliver, it’s all about you,” the Arsenal supporters sang after half-time, fully aware that league leaders Liverpool were 3-0 up against Ipswich at Anfield.
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Read MoreAfter all, 10 of Arsenal against 11 of Wolves still made for a relatively even affair. Wolves boasted the league’s worst defensive record heading into the weekend, and had also conceded the most from set-pieces this season.
When Wolves were all at sea – their passing out the back was at times just plain awful – Arsenal failed to capitalise, and though victims of arguably the league’s worst decision of 2024-25, the Gunners were not blameless. They should have been ahead by the time the job got tougher.
After seeing his first attempt saved, Wolves’ Matheus Cunha flashed a shot wide from the resulting corner, and suddenly it was end to end, the tension rising as both supporters channelled their focus no longer on Oliver, but on giving their players a boost over the line.
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It didn’t take them long, and from Gabriel Martinelli’s cross, Semedo’s attempt to head clear fell kindly for substitute Riccardo Calafiori, who expertly darted the ball towards the far corner.
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Read MoreThat’s how it ended, 1-0 to the Arsenal, helping them maintain the six-point gap behind Liverpool, who still have a game in hand.
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