This season has felt like a cursed one for this Arsenal team. Coming into 2024/25, the goal was clear; to win the Premier League title.
Although they’re facing an uphill battle, they may still do so with a bit of good fortune and Liverpool dropping points between now and May. However, they will need a bit more luck than they were given at Molineux on Saturday afternoon.
Mikel Arteta’s men did come away with all three points in the end, winning 1-0, but it wasn’t without red card controversy. That has been the tale of Arsenal’s season to date.
There have been red cards for Declan Rice and Leandro Trossard for ‘delaying the restart’ but this was perhaps one of the most contentious decisions we’ve seen in the Premier League this term after Myles Lewis-Skelly was sent for an early bath.
That said, the visitors held firm and after Wolves midfielder Joao Gomes was given a red card of his own, it evened things out.
Riccardo Calafiori was the man of the moment, darting into the area and hitting a sweetly struck low shot into the far corner.
The defence did their bit and held strong to take away a precious win. How big might that be come the end of the season?
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That’s one of life’s great mysteries this weekend. Why was the teenager sent off on Saturday?
We’ve seen some bizarre calls in the top-flight this term, notably when Arsenal have been playing but this was truly one of the most puzzling yet.
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