Been coming

Gabriel! We've been playing much better the last five minutes

Gabriel the goal poacher

Get in.

Come on Arsenal! Let's get the 3 points.

The quick free kick may have saved Xhaka a booking a few minutes before the goal.
Great run by Martinelli prior as well. A bit more awareness he might have gotten a Henry-esque run at goal.

Anyway, we need to build on the goal. Their GK threw himself at Lacazette who got to the ball first anyway.

Cédric is playing well.

Was just thinking the same.

Me as well. Very tidy on the ball

…..aaaand the cards have begun……

TV didn’t make much of that but you’ve seen handballs given for those.

Wolves looking pretty dangerous. Let's see it through to half time.

Brilliant from Saka there.

This has been a good half, fighting for everything

Dollop

So what minute is he getting sent off in today ?

Our central midfield are on a yellow for the most part.

I'll go 58th

What is it with us being a step too slow and fouling because we are caught out, turned?

I’m taking 64 then Brom

Presumably the training in Dubai didn’t include anything about avoiding unnecessary cards. Just plain scary.

Who thinks one of our players is going to get sent off?

Probably lucky to not be booked so far for multiple fouls on Podence.
Good performance so far, really important to get the first goal because Wolves specialise in 0-0 and 1-0 scores.
Biggest fear is the silly fouls and someone getting sent off. We still seem to have a bit of recklessness in the team when caution is required from carded players.

100 percent

I was just looking at our subs to see if we have any logical replacements. Elneny maybe.

Cédric in particular better watch himself as well as the walking Swiss human red card machine

Saka is the new "Salah". We must hang on to him.

Xhaka’s yellow cards much have such a high percentage of shirt pulls or pull backs.
If a combative midfielder is picking up lots of yellows through over zealous tackles that’s one thing but the pull back of the shirt is only ever acceptable when you really are taking one for the team to stop a very good chance for the opposition. Xhaka just does it anytime, anywhere - and it isn’t going to be anything other than a yellow, no ref will see it any other way.

Not a bad first half. As well as the goal, Partey and Lacazette both missed decent chances. Neither was a sitter, but both could and maybe should have been put away.

So Partey and Xhaka both on yellows.

What are the odds, eh?

Just watched that Lacazette shot. At this point he’s just hitting every chance we get straight at the keeper. Every single week and that was this weeks. Can’t miss chances like that

Please, please, please, no red cards for us.

We look so much better when they're both playing. If they can manage to stay on the pitch.

Stating the obvious but we're going to need another goal. This lead is precarious at best.

Feels like we have stopped playing.

Long 35 minutes coming up

Tierney is doing nothing wrong but we make no real use of his attacking skills when he plays behind Martinelli.

Feels like these games are a succession of yellows.

It’s a lottery bingo type thing

The little time wasting antics makes us look like we aren't confident. We need a goal.

Huge 25 minutes in our season coming up.

That goalkeeper gather was outside the box.

Ødegaard not at his best:

Here comes Smithers

Martinelli off