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Arsenal went back to the top of the Premier League last night with a 2-0 win away at Wolves. Maybe it wasn’t the best performance of the season, but at this point it’s so much more about getting it done, not how you get it done.
To be fair though, the fact it was 1-0 right until the death probably played a part in how we felt about the overall display. Without the cushion of another goal (or two), you’re always vulnerable to a moment that could cost you points, and that level of jeopardy unquestionably informed sentiment about how we played.
The truth is, this was a dominant Arsenal performance. Yes, it was a Wolves team without a number of key players, but we were by the far the better team from an attacking perspective:
FT: Wolves 0-2 Arsenal
Arsenal have now had 50+ touches in the opposition box in five different away games in the Premier League this season.
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— Squawka Live (@Squawka_Live) April 20, 2024
It was really about how we’d find the breakthrough, and I think you could see that the two defeats against Villa and Bayern had an impact on the team. Not just physically, although that was obvious with one or two players in particular, but psychologically too. The final action wasn’t quite there, whether it was a shot, or a cross from the good positions we got ourselves into.
Declan Rice had a couple of goes from the edge of the box, and our right-hand side was lively with good combinations between Ben White and Bukayo Saka, but the finish wasn’t there. At the other end, there wasn’t a lot to worry about, but there was a moment of real danger when Jakub Kiwior misjudged a bouncing ball, allowing Joao Gomes to run through and shoot from a tight angle. Maybe this chance didn’t register highly on the xG charts, but it was going in and it required a brilliantly…
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Publish date : 2024-04-21 07:18:32
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