Wolverhampton Wanderers – Arsenal

1. Hello and welcome to the live commentary for Wolves v Arsenal at Molineux.

2. Wolves: Hennessey, Zubar, Craddock, Berra, Stearman, Edwards, Henry, Castillo, Milijas, Doyle, Ebanks-Blake. Subs: Hahnemann, Kightly, Keogh, Halford, Jarvis, Mancienne, Meierhofer

3. Arsenal: Almunia, Sagna, Gallas, Vermaelen, Gibbs, Ramsey, Diaby, Arshavin, Fabregas, Eduardo, Van Persie. Subs: Mannone, Senderos, Rosicky, Nasri, Song, Silvestre, Eboue

4. A couple of surprises there. Nenad Milijas stars for Wolves on the left-hand side of midfield while Michael Kightly is on the bench.

5. Arsenal have left out Song, Nasri, Rosicky and Eboue. Ramsey is the biggest surprise but Wenger has told ESPN that he is simply giving the player a chance as he rests others.

6. Wenger also remained coy about Arshavin's position with Eduardo coming back in and said he felt Almunia is back to his best.

7. Steve Bennett will be the referee for this evening's match.

8. The teams are out on the field.

9. The sides gather around the centre circle for a minute's silence for Remembrance Sunday.

10. Impeccably observed, and Wolves gather in a huddle ahead of the kick-off.

11. 1'

    Wolves get the game underway!

12. 2'

    Wolves look like they'll be applying plenty of pressure from the early signs.

13. 3'

    Milijas cuts out a Fabregas cross from out on the right as Arsenal try to create some space.

14. 4'

    Wolves are tidying up nicely here, but Arsenal have taken the early initiative.

15. 5'

    Ebanks-Blake gets a chance to run at the Arsenal defence, but Vermaelen gets it away.

16. 6'

    Wolves send a cross in from the right, which Sagna heads away, but they eventually come back down the left and win a corner.

17. 7'

    Gibbs has to head the ball away from Doyle's header from the corner!

18. 8'

    Arsenal look to build some possession for a while around the halfway line, but Van Persie gives it away with a poor pass.

19. 10'

    Arsenal aren't quite clicking into gear here.

20. 10'

    Yellow card! Gallas picks up a booking. The ref allowed the advantage as Wolves broke down the left and win a corner.

21. 10'

    Ebanks-Blake comes close to heading in the opener! He stoops to head the ball towards goal from the corner. Fabregas probably would have had it covered, though.

22. 11'

    Arshavin fires the ball just wide of goal with a first-time shot, but he was offside.

23. 12'

    Van Persie goes clean through and is given offside. It was a harsh decision, but Hennessey blocked his shot anyway.

24. 14'

    Sagna swings a cross in and Eduardo goes down after contact from Zubar's leg, but there's no appeal and there's nothing given.

25. 16'

    Sagna could cause problems as Hennessey and Stearman head to the corner flag to deal with the ball, but Sagna needlessly gives away a foul.

26. 18'

    Berra attempts to head a deep Milijas free-kick in as he gets beyond the defence, but he makes a mess of it, heading it backwards. Poor defending.

27. 20'

    Wolves are making all the attacks right now and have looked much more likely to break the deadlock than the visitors.

28. 21'

    Zubar does well to clear as Van Persie threatens to score after some good Arsenal build-up.

29. 22'

    Diaby is nursing an injury and the physio appears to be looking at his calf.

30. 23'

    Arshavin clatters into Milijas as Wolves come down the left.

31. 24'

    Arsenal look to break away following the free-kick, but the attack is swiftly broken down. Wolves have started really well.

32. 24'

    Song comes on in place of Diaby as he fails to shake off the injury.

33. 25'

    Doyle pulls the ball across the face of goal from out on the flank but Ebanks-Blake can't get there.

34. 26'

    Wolves win a free-kick and Milijas again looks to swing a cross in. Ramsey is forced to clear for a corner.

35. 26'

    Yellow card for Ebanks-Blake! He handles the ball in the area from the corner, but it appears the ball deflected onto his hand.

36. 26'

    Zubar clatters Eduardo and Arsenal have a free-kick by the Wolves corner flag.

37. 27'

    Craddock is forced to head behind for a corner.

38. 28'

    GOAL FOR ARSENAL! Zubar puts the ball into his own net from the corner. Eduardo sportingly doesn't try to claim it.

39. 29'

    Hugely disappointing for Wolves given their start, and Arshavin nearly makes it 2-0 as he bursts through on goal.

40. 30'

    Ramsey should score! Berra's poor header allows Van Persie in and he curls the ball back from the goal line for Ramsey to head on goal, but he can't quite get the power or the direction!

41. 31'

    ESPN pitchside reporter Rebecca Lowe has revealed that the Arsenal medical team believe Diaby does have a calf injury.

42. 32'

    Van Persie just overplays a pass to Eduardo on the edge of the area as Arsenal again threaten. they have to settle for a corner.

43. 33'

    Fabregas sends the corner over everyone and out for a goal kick.

44. 34'

    Fabregas plays a dangerous ball through, but Zubar intercepts well and Hennessey clears.

45. 35'

    GOAL FOR ARSENAL! Eduardo is again involved in an own goal as he and Ramsey break. Eduardo takes a shot from the edge of the area and it's going just wide before it strikes Craddock's head.

46. 38'

    Wolves deserve to at least be level here and will be hugely disappointed with the goals. Nonetheless, they committed too many men forward for the second and Arsenal should have scored without the need for a deflection.

47. 39'

    Van Persie fires just wide! Arsenal are getting into their stride now and Van Persie curls the ball just wide of the post.

48. 40'

    Yellow card for Arshavin.

49. 41'

    Milijas curls the free-kick over the bar from the right of the goal.

50. 42'

    A slack pass from Ramsey nearly allows Wolves to break, but Doyle can't latch onto Stearman's pass.

51. 43'

    Henry loses possession and Ramsey looks for Van Persie in the area, but the Dutchman's first touch lets him down and Wolves survive.

52. 45'

    Gibbs looks for Fabregas as he attempts to burst into the box, but again it doesn't quite come off as the pass fails to reach its target. This is far from vintage Arsenal.

53. 46'

    Two minutes of injury time added at the end of the half.

54. 46'

    GOAL FOR ARSENAL! Fabregas slips in at the near post to complete an excellent Arsenal move. Again there was fortune, though, as ref Steve Bennett blocked off a Wolves pass at the start of the move.

55. 48'

    It's half-time and Mick McCarthy and his men will feel very hard done by. It's 3-0 but Arsenal have been fortunate to greater or lesser extent on all three goals.

56. 46'

    Arsenal get the second half underway!

57. 46'

    Sagna and Van Persie combine well down the flank and Sagna whips in a cross, which Zubar does well to head away.

58. 47'

    Arsenal have started the half on the front foot.

59. 48'

    Vermaelen does well to deal with a throughball as Ebanks-Blake bears down on him.

60. 49'

    Van Persie's shot on the edge of the area and nearly bounces kindly for Arsenal, but there are enough defenders there to deal with it.

61. 50'

    Arshavin curls in a cross from the right flank, but Hennessey gathers easily.

62. 51'

    Fabregas and Arshavin aren't on the same wavelength as the Spaniard tries a throughball and Arshavin remains rooted.

63. 53'

    More miscommunication for Arsenal as Eduardo plays it back for a static Sagna, but the win the ball back, even if Doyle wanted a free-kick.

64. 54'

    Vermaelen plays a ball over the top for Eduardo as he breaks into the area, but the ball won't quite drop and Hennessey gathers. Great pass from the Belgian.

65. 55'

    Hennessey gathers the ball right on the edge of the area - there were suspicions that he may have caught that outside there. Still, he wasn't under too much pressure and no one kicks up a fuss.

66. 56'

    Wolves win a free-kick just inside the Arsenal half and look to loft it forwards.

67. 57'

    Milijas floats it in but Almunia gathers well.

68. 59'

    Gibbs picks up a yellow card for a foul on Zubar. Bennett allowed the advantage but Wolves were unable to make it count as they lost possession outside the Arsenal area.

69. 59'

    Milijas joins Gibbs in the book as he fouls Sagna.

70. 61'

    Stearman goes in hard on Van Persie. The Dutchman looks in pain, but there's no yellow card.

71. 62'

    Vermaelen puts the ball out for a throw as the ball comes into the Arsenal area.

72. 64'

    Gibbs bursts down the left and just keeps going for Arsenal. He eventually pulls the ball back into the area, but there are too many defenders around and it's cleared.

73. 65'

    Doyle charges down Sagna and nearly gives him a problem, but the defender recovers.

74. 65'

    Michael Kightly comes on in place of Segundo Castillo as Wolves look for more in attack.

75. 66'

    Arshavin fires a shot on goal! Hennessey tips the ball away from his top corner at the near post and Arsenal have a corner.

76. 66'

    GOAL FOR ARSENAL! Hennessey punches the ball to the edge of the area and Arshavin curls into the corner brilliantly!

77. 67'

    Eduardo misses a great chance for 5-0! He's played through but can't beat Hennessey one-on-one! The ball just squirms out from under the keeper after the first attempt but he's closed out.

78. 69'

    Doyle takes a boot to the face in a high challenge from Vermaelen. The defender could have had a yellow card there.

79. 70'

    Milijas takes the free-kick, but it bounces off the wall and Arsenal can clear.

80. 70'

    There were shouts for handball when that free-kick struck the wall and that could have been given.

81. 71'

    Tomas Rosicky replaces Eduardo.

82. 72'

    Ramsey nearly creates some space for a shot, but he dallies and is dispossessed. He then gives away a free-kick as he looks to get the ball back.

83. 74'

    Matt Jarvis comes on to replace Milijas, who just hasn't been able to make the impact he would have hoped today despite several chances from free-kicks.

84. 75'

    Arshavin makes his way from the field as Nasri comes on.

85. 76'

    Fabregas blazes over the bar after Van Persie battles away to pull the ball back from the goal line.

86. 77'

    Kightly gives the ball away to Nasri out wide but, as he makes his way into the area, he's dispossessed.

87. 79'

    Van Persie nearly finds a way through, but he's just denied after some good build-up play.

88. 80'

    Michael Mancienne comes on to replace David Edwards.

89. 82'

    Wolves win a free-kick in a dangerous position as Vermaelen brings down Ebanks-Blake.

90. 83'

    Kightly lays it off for Henry, but he's closed down and the ball goes out of play.

91. 84'

    Fabregas bursts through despite the close attentions of several defenders and, although his pass finds Van Persie, the Dutchman is offside.

92. 85'

    Zubar plays a woeful backpass and Van Persie rounds Hennessey, but he tries to do it all on his own and the chance is wasted!

93. 87'

    There's some confusion in defence as Gallas waits for Almunia to come but both fail to deal with a dangerous throughball.

94. 88'

    Rosicky plays a one-two with Van Persie before firing over from inside the area. Great play, but poor finish.

95. 89'

    Jarvis wins a corner for Wolves.

96. 89'

    GOAL FOR WOLVES! Jody Craddock gets another goal with a header from a corner! That's three in two games for the veteran defender.

97. 91'

    There will be at least three minutes' stoppage time.

98. 92'

    Ramsey comes close to getting a fifth for Arsenal, drilling a shot just wide after great build-up play.

99. 93'

    IT'S ALL OVER! Arsenal come away 4-1 winners. The scoreline was hard on Wolves given their early efforts and the nature of the first two goals, but take the points.

100. 93'

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