Wolves travel to Arsenal on Saturday as Gary O’Neil looks to get his side back to winning ways in the Premier League.
A controversial end to O’Neil’s last game meant Wolves walked away with nothing from the capital on Monday night.
The visitors are also without Joao Gomes and Mario Lemina after their bookings in the 3-2 defeat to Fulham.
However, while Arsenal might be a tough team to take with their current form, Wolves have shown in the past that they are more than capable of defeating them.
Therefore, we look over Wolves’ last 10 fixtures against Arsenal below.
Arsenal 5-0 Wolves, May 2023
The final game in the 2022/23 season ended in misery for Wolves, as they ended the campaign with a disastrous display.
A Granit Xhaka double 14 minutes in quickly put the visitors 2-0 down before Bukaya Saka extended Arsenal’s lead just before the half-hour mark. Gabriel Jesus then extended the host’s lead before Jakub Kiwior rounded off the game with the Gunner’s fifth.
It was a terrible performance by Wolves after a somewhat successful campaign in avoiding relegation.
The fixture also ended up being Julen Lopetegui’s last competitive game in charge of Wolves before he left in pre-season.
Wolves 0-2 Arsenal, November 2022
Steve Davies’ last game in temporary charge of Wolves as Lopetegui watched from the stands.
The hosts actually started off well against the title contenders.
Wolves arguably should have had a penalty when Goncalo Guedes was taken down in the box by William Saliba in the first half. However, VAR failed to intervene.
Arsenal captain Martin Odergaard then netted twice in the second half to keep Wolves bottom of the table going into the World Cup break.
Arsenal 2-1 Wolves, February 2022
The start of Bruno Lage’s downfall. Wolves were on a great run of form before this fixture and had won six of their last eight Premier League matches.
This run had put them in contention for not only European football but the Champions League. However, this was all about to come crashing down.
Hwang Hee-Chan actually put the visitors ahead after 10 minutes after capitalising on a mistake from their backline.
After looking like they had done enough for the victory, Arsenal would net an equaliser in the 82nd minute before sealing the win thanks to a Jose Sa own goal in added time.
Wolves 0-1 Arsenal, February 2022
Another defeat, Wolves were unable to overcome the Gunners at Molineux despite a red card.
Gabriel netted the opener early on after bundling the ball into the net.
Gabriel Martinelli was later sent off to two yellow cards within a minute in the second period.
However, Wolves could not get that precious equaliser as they fell to their first Premier League defeat in six games.
Wolves 2-1 Arsenal, February 2021
The first Wolves victory on this list.
Arsenal took the lead in the tie when Nicolas Pepe curled in an effort just after the half-hour mark.
The hosts got themselves back into the game when David Luiz gave away a penalty and was sent off in the fifth minute of added time for a foul on Willian Jose. Ruben Neves then dispatched the ball from the spot to go into half-time level.
Joao Moutinho then turned the score on its head in five minutes in the second period with a sensational strike from 30 yards.
Arsenal were then reduced to nine men when Bernd Leno was given his marching orders for handling the ball outside of the area.
Wolves then held on to earn their first victory Premier League victory since December 2020.
Arsenal 1-2 Wolves, November 2020
A game that lives long in the memory of Wolves fans for all of the wrong reasons.
Raul Jimenez went down with a terrible head clash with David Luiz after 10 minutes. This injury ended the striker’s season with him not returning until the 2021/22 season.
After Jimenez was taken off, Neto put Wolves in front before Gabriel quickly equalised. Daniel Podence then put the visitors ahead again just before half-time as Wolves held on for the victory.
Wolves 0-2 Arsenal, July 2020
One of the games that was part of Project Restart. Arsenal inflicted Wolves’ first defeat since January 2020 to damage their Champions League hopes.
Saka netted his first-ever Premier League goal to put the visitor’s ahead just before half-time. Alexandre Lacazette then finished off the game with a strike in the 86th minute to give Arsenal a 2-0 win.
Arsenal 1-1 Wolves, November 2019
Wolves continued their good form with a credible performance at the Emirates.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang opened the scoring for Arsenal early on against the run of play.
Wolves, who created a host of good opportunities struggled to take them until late in the day.
Jimenez then popped up with a great header from Moutinho’s cross to equaliser in the 76th minute and ensure points were shared.
Wolves 3-1 Arsenal, April 2019
A magnificent Wolves performance; the hosts absolutely battered Arsenal.
Neves put Nuno’s team in front with a great free-kick before Matt Doherty headed in a second.
Diogo Jota then added a third just before half-time as Wolves put on an incredible show.
Arsenal got one back late on, but it was only a consolation as the hosts cruised to another victory.
Arsenal 1-1 Wolves, November 2018
The final game on the list. Wolves travelled to Arsenal for their first clash since returning to the Premier League.
It looked like the visitors might come away with all three points when Ivan Cavaleiro put Wolves ahead in the 13th minute.
Arsenal scored late on as Henrikh Mkhitaryan curled in an effort in the 86th minute.
However, Wolves had one last chance to steal the victory as Morgan Gibbs-White hit the bar in added time.