Matchday

Premier League 25/26 · 13 Dec 2025

Arsenal 2–1 Wolverhampton

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Nov 2025; the outlined result is what happened.

Expected xG
2.2 – 0.4
Actual xG
1.0 – 0.4
Goals
2 – 1

Footybot made Arsenal favourites at 78%.

Arsenal won and made the better chances: 1.0 xG to 0.4.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Piero Hincapié, 68.9 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: Piero Hincapié +12.1, Sam Johnstone +11.0, Yerson Mosquera +10.2.

Well below it: Declan Rice −18.4, Viktor Gyökeres −13.6, Ladislav Krejčí −13.2.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

Arsenal

10 Dec 2025W 3–0at Club Brugge KV Champions League
6 Dec 2025L 1–2at Aston Villa Premier League
3 Dec 2025W 2–0v Brentford Premier League
30 Nov 2025D 1–1at Chelsea Premier League
26 Nov 2025W 3–1v FC Bayern München Champions League

Wolverhampton

8 Dec 2025L 1–4v Manchester United Premier League
3 Dec 2025L 0–1v Nottingham Forest Premier League
30 Nov 2025L 0–1at Aston Villa Premier League
22 Nov 2025L 0–2v Crystal Palace Premier League
8 Nov 2025L 0–3at Chelsea Premier League

Head to head

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

Arsenal

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Piero Hincapié Defender9000–68.9+12.1
Bukayo Saka Forward90000.0368.3+8.3
Leandro Trossard Forward33000.0360.5–
William Saliba Defender9000–55.4−1.0
Martin Ødegaard Midfielder33000.0954.4–
Mikel Merino Midfielder32000.0452.4–
Gabriel Jesus Forward9000.1451.2–
Myles Lewis-Skelly Defender59000.0646.7+1.9
Declan Rice Midfielder90000.1546.5−18.4
Martín Zubimendi Midfielder5800–45.9−6.9
David Raya Goalkeeper9000–43.7−6.7
Eberechi Eze Midfielder5700–42.8−11.3
Jurriën Timber Defender90000.1342.4−12.8
Gabriel Martinelli Forward57000.3041.5−10.9
Viktor Gyökeres Forward81000.0437.4−13.6
Ben White Defender3100–33.9–

Wolverhampton

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Tolu Arokodare Forward21100.09100.0–
Mateus Mané Forward1301–100.0–
Fer López Midfielder1000–100.0–
Jhon Arias Midfielder1000–100.0–
Jackson Tchatchoua Midfielder2100–64.7–
Sam Johnstone Goalkeeper9000–61.2+11.0
João Gomes Midfielder9000–60.3+6.5
Yerson Mosquera Defender9000–58.1+10.2
David Møller Wolfe Defender9000–53.2+7.5
Emmanuel Agbadou Defender9000–50.7−4.6
André Midfielder9000–49.6−1.4
Toti Gomes Defender8600–47.6−6.5
Hwang Hee-chan Forward80000.1447.4−0.6
Jørgen Strand Larsen Forward69000.1446.3+2.4
Matt Doherty Defender6900–43.2−12.4
Ladislav Krejčí Defender8000–42.1−13.2