Playing away at the Molineux stadium of Wolves, who are at the bottom of the table, Arsenal entered the game with the mindset of having to win to consolidate the top spot.
Coach Mikel Arteta surprised when pushing Bukayo Saka up to play center forward. This calculation soon took effect in the 5th minute, when Saka headed dangerously from Declan Rice's cross, ending a 15-match goalless streak and opening the score for the "Gunners".
The dominance of the North London representative continued to be concretized at the beginning of the second half. In the 55th minute, from Gabriel Magalhaes' sharp pass, Piero Hincapie rushed down to finish decisively. After VAR intervened and confirmed no offside error, the goal was recognized, Arsenal took a 2-0 lead and seemed to have 3 points in hand.
However, subjectivity caused Arsenal to pay the price. In the 61st minute, Hugo Bueno rekindled hopes for the home team with a beautiful curling shot into the top corner, narrowing the score to 1-2. From this moment on, Arsenal suddenly retreated deep, lost control of the game and revealed confusion before the suffocating pressure from Wolves.
Tragedy came in the 90+4 minute. In a messy situation, goalkeeper David Raya rushed out to punch the ball indecisively and then collided strongly with teammate Gabriel. The ball bounced out right at Tom Edozie's feet.
Edozie's shot hit the post, hit defender Riccardo Calafiori and rolled into the net, creating a harsh own goal, setting the score at 2-2 in the shock of Arteta's team.
In just over a week, from being 9 points ahead of Manchester City, Arsenal has pushed themselves into the risk of significantly narrowing the gap. In the last 7 matches in the Premier League, The Gunners have only won 10/21 maximum points.
Although still 5 points ahead of Man City, Arsenal have played one more match and have not yet been guests at the Etihad.
