Arsenal moved into pole role to say the fourth place in next season's Champions League as they closed to within a point of fourth-positioned West Ham with two video games in hand to return. The Gunners had fortune on their facet in a sport ruled with the aid of arguable calls.
Referee Michael Oliver saw no infringement while Alexandre Lacazette's boot collided with Wolves goalkeeper Jose Sa and Gabriel gratefully tapped into an unguarded internet. For the fourth time in six games Arsenal ended with 10 men as Gabriel Martinelli turned into shown two yellow playing cards at the identical time via Oliver for trying to prevent Wolves taking a throw in then bundling over Chiquinho.
Granit Xhaka's very own aim from the resulting free-kick became ruled out for offside against Raul Jimenez. It turned into more of the same for Wolves as they failed to produce some thing of observe inside the final third. They fought fiercely in what turned into a scrappy but unique duel among the 2 sides vying for an area in Europe next season.
Wolves failed to make the more man count in the very last 20 minutes to deal a blow to their very own goals of a top-four end.
The three points earned by Arsenal way they rise to fifth inside the table in advance of Man United. The Wolves stay in eighth area licking their wounds.
