Arsenal 5-0 Wolves LIVE! Premier League result, match stream and latest updates today
Arsenal thumped Wolves to finish their season with a flourish at Emirates Stadium. Granit Xhaka scored twice as the Gunners ended the campaign on 84 points - their highest points tally since the ‘Invincibles’ team took the title with 90 in 2003-04.
Xhaka posted a ‘Thank You Gunners’ message on Instagram prior to kick-off and put Arsenal on their way to a comfortable win with two early goals. Bukayo Saka curled in a superb third before half-time and Gabriel Jesus and Jakub Kiwior completed a rout.
Their title challenge may have collapsed in recent weeks, but Arsenal looked back to their best in this win. The only concern was Saka had to be substituted in the second after he was on the receiving end of some hefty Wolves challenges. Saka could now be a doubt for England’s two Euro 2024 qualifiers against Malta and North Macedonia next month.
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GOAL! Xhaka heads Arsenal in front
GOAL! Xhaka scores his second
GOAL! Saka adds a third for the Gunners
GOAL! Jesus heads home a fourth
GOAL! Kiwior gets in on the act
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21:56 , Jonathan Gorrie
Thank you for joining Standard Sport’s LIVE coverage of Arsenal’s big win over Wolves to cap off a brilliant Premier League season.
Find our report, ratings, analysis and reaction below!
Granit Xhaka gets perfect Arsenal farewell but decision over his future is sign of club’s bold transfer plans
21:55 , Jonathan Gorrie
Four years ago, the idea of Arsenal fans giving Granit Xhaka a standing ovation and singing for him to stay seemed unthinkable.
The midfielder was at rock bottom and desperate to leave Arsenal after a public falling out with fans and being stripped of the captaincy.
How times change, though, and Xhaka was given the perfect send-off by Emirates Stadium in what is expected to be his final game before he joins Bayer Leverkusen this summer.
Xhaka deserved the standing ovation too after scoring twice in the opening 15 minutes of a 5-0 thumping of Wolves.
Read Simon Collings’ full analysis here!
Mikel Arteta lays down title challenge to Arsenal: ‘If we want to be the real deal, we can’t be happy’
21:54 , Jonathan Gorrie
Mikel Arteta says Arsenal cannot be happy with finishing second in the Premier League if they want to be “the real deal”.
The Gunners finished off the season by beating Wolves 5-0 at home on the final day to finish five points off champions Manchester City.
It capped off an impressive campaign for Arsenal, who scored a club-record number of goals and equalled their most wins in a single season.
Arteta, however, insists they cannot be satisfied with that as he challenged his side to compete for the title again next season.
Arsenal player ratings vs Wolves: Granit Xhaka gets perfect send-off despite hat-trick regret
21:53 , Jonathan Gorrie
Arsenal finished the season in perfect fashion as they thumped Wolves 5-0 at Emirates Stadium.
Granit Xhaka got them on their way by scoring twice in what was likely his final game for the club, while Bukayo Saka added a third before half-time.
The Gunners did not let up after the break and Gabriel Jesus and Jakub Kiwior both got on the scoresheet to make it a dream afternoon for Mikel Arteta.
The Gunners did not let up after the break and Gabriel Jesus and Jakub Kiwior both got on the scoresheet to make it a dream afternoon for Mikel Arteta.
The 5-0 thrashing meant Arsenal finished the campaign with 88 goals, the most they have ever managed in a single Premier League season.
Simon Collings was at Emirates Stadium to rate the Arsenal players...
Granit Xhaka signs off in style with two goals as Gunners run riot
21:52 , Jonathan Gorrie
Granit Xhaka scored twice on what is likely be his final appearance for Arsenal as the Gunners finished the season in style with a comfortable win over Wolves.
Xhaka is expected to leave Arsenal for Bayer Leverkusen this summer and got a perfect farewell at Emirates Stadium.
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Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard speaking out on the pitch: “First of all we are all a little disappointed after leading for so long and being so close to winning the league.
“At the same time I think we have to look at all the good things we have done and the progress we have made, if we look back one year and see how far we have come.
“I am really proud of the team. We will look back at the good moments and we are ready to keep pushing.
“I’m so proud, it is such a big honour to represent this club and as captain as well, I feel so connected to this club, the supporters and everyone. I love it.”
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Mikel Arteta is out on the pitch to thank Arsenal fans: “Together we have reconnected the soul of this football club and the soul of this football club is you guys.
“We know what is our destination to bring success, joy and trophies to this club but in the meantime please enjoy the journey.
“Thank you for your trust, patience and the unconditional love you are showing to the team, staff and the club.”
Simon Collings at Emirates Stadium
18:40 , Giuseppe Muro
A perfect end to the season for Arsenal as they thump Wolves. Granit Xhaka with two goals as he gets the perfect send-off. Plenty of good performances, though, with Saka bright before he came off. After a tough few weeks, Arsenal fans needed this.
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An emotional farewell for Xhaka...
Arsenal player ratings
18:36 , Giuseppe Muro
Granit Xhaka 9 | Star player
Scored twice in what is expected to be his last match for Arsenal before he joins Bayer Leverkusen this summer. Was excellent and should really have had a hat-trick.
Read Simon Collings’s full Arsenal player ratings here.
Full-time: Arsenal 5-0 Wolves
18:25 , Giuseppe Muro
Xhaka signs off in style as the Gunners finish the season with a comfortable win.
A final day flourish ❤️ pic.twitter.com/F8pfQmpAz0
— Arsenal (@Arsenal) May 28, 2023
18:17 , Giuseppe Muro
87 mins: Arsenal have enjoyed themselves this afternon. Jorginho tries his luck from distance but his shot flies way over the bar.
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84 mins: Nketiah is inches away from adding a sixth but he just can't quite connect with Nelson's cross.
GOAL! Arsenal 5-0 Wolves | Jakub Kiwior 79’
18:08 , Giuseppe Muro
Kiwior gets his first Arsenal goal! It’s a horrible moment for Wolves goalkeeper Jose Sa, who fumbles a tame effort into the back of the net.
Simon Collings at Emirates Stadium
18:06 , Giuseppe Muro
Arsenal fans: “We want you to stay, we want you to stay, Granit Xhaka, we want you to stay.”
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74 mins: A standing ovation for Xhaka as he is substituted. Odegaard also makes way. Smith-Rowe and Vieira are on.
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67 mins: Another chance for Arsenal as a shot from Trossard is pushed past the post by Sa.
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64 mins: Arsenal are tearing Wolves apart. Odegaard wriggles through a crowd of defenders and sets up Nelson to force a save from Sa.
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60 mins: Saka has been on the end of some strong challenges today and he makes his way off and is replaced by Nelson to a standing ovation.
GOAL! Arsenal 4-0 Wolves | Gabriel Jesus 58’
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Trossard floats a lovely cross for Jesus to power a header past Sa. There’s more goals in this for Arsenal...
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54 mins: Troare gets into a shooting position but then sends his effort well wide.
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50 mins: Arsenal goal ruled out! Partey has the ball in the net from a corner but it is ruled out or a foul on Wolves goalkeeper Sa.
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49 mins: After lengthy treatment, Saka has shaken off that knock and is OK to continue. The second half has started as the first one finished, with Arsenal in control.
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47 mins: Early concern for Arsenal with Saka down and in need of treatment.
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46 mins: Back underway at Emirates Stadium! Neves and Ait-Nouri are on for Wolves.
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Leading at the break - let's keep this going, Gunners ❤️ pic.twitter.com/dSsPARTcgA
— Arsenal (@Arsenal) May 28, 2023
17:25 , Giuseppe Muro
Manchester City are currently drawing 0-0 with Brentford, so as it stands Arsenal will finish six points behind the champions.
Simon Collings at Emirates Stadium
17:22 , Giuseppe Muro
Basically the perfect half for Arsenal as the narrative klaxon went off non stop. Two goals for Xhaka on his final game and one for Saka in the week where he signed a new contract. Arsenal could finish this with five or six.
Half-time: Arsenal 3-0 Wolves
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The Gunners are finishing the season in style at Emirates Stadium.
Simon Collings at Emirates Stadium
17:13 , Giuseppe Muro
Aaron Ramsdale just nutmegged Adam Traore. It's that kind of afternoon.
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41 mins: Arsenal win a free-kick 25 yards out in a central position. Odegaard lines it up... but hits it into the wall.
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39 mins: Arsenal come forward, Saka gets into the Wolves box on the right and digs out a cross to the back post that is cleared.
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36 mins: A bit of a lull in play here. Arsenal are in complete control.
Simon Collings at Emirates Stadium
17:05 , Giuseppe Muro
Arsenal fans are now shouting “SHOOT” if Xhaka is anywhere within 40 yards of the goal.
17:05 , Giuseppe Muro
32 mins: Huge chance for Xhaka to complete his hat-trick! Wolves are all over the place at the back. A cross into the box finds Xaha unmarked 10 yards out… but he fluffs his lines and ball goes harmlessly wide.
Simon Collings at Emirates Stadium
17:03 , Giuseppe Muro
The narrative klaxon going off again here at the Emirates as Saka scores in the week where he signed his new contract. Full on party mode here.
GOAL! Arsenal 3-0 Wolves | Bukayo Saka 27’
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Arsenal are flying! The Gunners pull Wolves apart Saka adds a third with a brilliant curling effort with is left foot into the far corner. This could be anything...
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24 mins: Wolves go close! They win a free-kick in a crossing position, the cross is headed back across goal by Collins but there is no one there to convert and Arsenal clear.
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20 mins: Both Saka and Jesus appear to be fine after those injury scares. This is turning into a breeze in the sunshine for Arsenal.
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17 mins: A bit of a worry for Arsenal as Jesus goes down following a strong challenge. He is up but Nketiah is warming up just in case.
Simon Collings at Emirates Stadium
16:50 , Giuseppe Muro
Any chance Arsenal can bung on another few million to Xhaka’s fee? He’s on a hat-trick after 15 minutes.
GOAL! Arsenal 2-0 Wolves | Granit Xhaka 14’
16:46 , Giuseppe Muro
What a send-off this turning into for Xhaka! It is more dreadful defending from Wolves as Saka breezes past Bueno on the right, crosses into the box and the bounces into the path Xhaka to score his second.
Simon Collings at Emirates Stadium
16:45 , Giuseppe Muro
The moment Xhaka would have wanted, scores and the now the whole ground are singing his name. He points to his family and blows a kiss.
GOAL! Arsenal 1-0 Wolves | Granit Xhaka 11’
16:41 , Giuseppe Muro
It had to be him! On what is all but certain to be his final appearance for Arsenal, Xhaka is in the right place to head the Gunners in front inside the six-yard box from a cross from Jesus.
Wolves switched off an no one tracked his run into the box but it is great movement from the midfielder, whose name is ringing round Emirates Stadium.
Simon Collings at Emirates Stadium
16:40 , Giuseppe Muro
Odegaard annoyed with the referee as Saka is hauled down and now foul is given. That's been a familiar problem all season.
16:40 , Giuseppe Muro
7 mins: A bit of concern for Arsenal after Saka goes down under a challenge. Arsenal wanted a free-kick but nothing is given. Saka is back on his feet, although he is hobbling. Let's see if he can run it off.
16:37 , Giuseppe Muro
4 mins: Wolves put together a good move and Hwang draws a foul from Partey right on the edge of the area on the Arsenal right. Jesus heads the cross behind for a corner but Wolves will look to get at Arsenal in the wide areas and attack Partey and Kiwior.
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1 mins: A bright start from Arsenal, who win an early corner through Odegaard after the Wolves defence switches off. The corner comes to nothing though.
Kick-off!
16:31 , Giuseppe Muro
Underway at Emirates Stadium!
16:28 , Giuseppe Muro
A reminder that Wolves boss Julen Lopetegui is serving a one-game touchline ban at the Emirates today. He picked up his fourth yellow card of the season against Everton.
16:27 , Giuseppe Muro
The players are on their way out...
Simon Collings at Emirates Stadium
16:25 , Giuseppe Muro
Louis Dunford, the voice behind Arsenal's pre-match song 'North London Forever', is here today as a guest of the club. Let's see what he makes of hearing 60,000 people sing his own song back to him.
Simon Collings at Emirates Stadium
16:22 , Giuseppe Muro
A bold call by Arteta to stick with the team that was so poor in the defeat to Forest last week. Kieran Tierney coming in at left-back seemed an obvious call. Perhaps this only reaffirms the growing view that the Scot is off this summer.
16:20 , Giuseppe Muro
Kick-off is just 10 minutes away...
All set for a final flourish at Emirates Stadium ✊
Kick off 🔜 pic.twitter.com/geQzh7Devu— Arsenal (@Arsenal) May 28, 2023
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Final preparations at Emirates Stadium...
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In case you missed it yesterday, Arsenal are interested in Galatasaray right-back Sacha Boey.
The Gunners are looking to add to their squad in the summer after missing out to Manchester City in the title race this season.
West Ham captain Declan Rice is Arsenal’s No1 target but manager Mikel Arteta is looking at reinforcements elsewhere.
Boey is understood to be of interest to Arsenal and full-back is an area that the club want to strengthen.
As well as Boey, the Gunners hold an interest in Valladolid right-back Ivan Fresneda and explored a deal for the 18-year-old in January.
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It could be an emotional day for Granit Xhaka...
15:49 , Giuseppe Muro
Wolves have made six changes to the side that drew 1-1 with Everton last time out.
Jose Sa, Max Kilman, Hugo Bueno, Mario Lemina, Matheus Nunes, Raul Jimenez come into the side, with Daniel Bentley, Craig Dawson, Ruben Neves, Daniel Podence, Pablo Sarabia and Toti Gomes dropping out.
Neves dropped in what may be his final game for the club.
Diego Costa, meanwhile, is not in the squad.
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Granit Xhaka starts in what could be his final appearance for Arsenal.
Reiss Nelson is fit enough for the bench having also shaken off an injury.
15:40 , Giuseppe Muro
So Bukayo Saka starts for Arsenal.
Mikel Arteta said this week that the winger has been struggling for fitness over the past few weeks, but he is fit and has been named in the team at Emirates Stadium.
Leandro Trossard is also fit and starts in a team that is unchanged from the 1-0 loss to Nottingham Forest last weekend.
Thomas Partey looks set for another outing at right-back, with Jakub Kiwior at left-back.
Team news: Saka starts
15:32 , Giuseppe Muro
Arsenal XI: Ramsdale, Partey, White, Gabriel, Kiwior, Jorginho, Odegaard, Xhaka, Saka, Trossard, Jesus
Subs: Turney, Tierney, Smith Rowe, Nketiah, Holding, Vieira, Nelson, Bandeira, Walter.
Wolves XI: Sa, Semedo, Collins, Kilman, Bueno, Nunes, Lemina, Gomes, A Traore, Hwang, Jimenez
Subs: Bentley, Ait-Nouri, B Traore, Neves, Cunha, Dawson, Sarabia, Toti, Hodge
15:23 , Giuseppe Muro
Team news is coming up in under 10 minutes...
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Arsenal will be wearing their new home kit for the 2023-24 season, inspired by the legendary Invincibles.
The Gunners' latest Adidas effort features their traditional red and white home colours, with a zap pattern on the front and white sleeves.
The Adidas logo and shoulder stripes are both in gold, as is the Arsenal crest, paying homage to the 2003/04 Premier League title winners - the last Arsenal team to lift the trophy - that made history by going the entire campaign unbeaten with 26 wins and 12 draws.
In a further nod to the Invincibles, the authentic versions of the new kit have that record sewn into the side of the shirt.
The red back of the shirt also has the same zap pattern as the front, plus a golden zap coming down from the collar. The kit is complete with white shorts and gold trim and white socks with a red zap pattern on the back.
Stats
15:12 , Giuseppe Muro
Arsenal are vying for a fourth consecutive league win against Wolves.
Wolves lost 2-1 at Emirates Stadium last season but that is their only defeat in the past five visits.
Arsenal are two short of 100 goals in all competitions this season.
Gabriel can become the fourth outfield player to start all of Arsenal's Premier League matches in a season, emulating Lee Dixon and Paul Merson in 1995-96 and Nigel Winterburn in 1996-97.
15:12 , Giuseppe Muro
Today looks set to be Granit Xhaka’s farewell game at Arsenal.
The midfielder is expected to leave Arsenal this summer after seven years at the club with talks advanced over a £13million move to Bayer Leverkusen.
Mikel Arteta has hailed Xhaka for playing a “crucial” role in Arsenal’s development to become title challengers.
“For me, crucial,” said Arteta. “Really really important, on every level. I think for the team and for the club as well. In the great moments like the season he has had, and in the difficult ones.
Read the full story here.
14:56 , Giuseppe Muro
Arsenal have completed their makeover of the outside of Emirates Stadium and the last piece of artwork has been installed ahead of today’s game.
The piece is titled ‘Found a Place Where We Belong’ and is inspired by a quote from legendary striker Dennis Bergkamp.
It depicts some supporters who have attended more than 350 matches at the Emirates since it opened in 2006, nominated representatives from Supporters’ Clubs and iconic fans through the ages.
Club staff past and present are also part of the piece. Critically acclaimed artist Reuben Dangoor spent over 20 weeks illustrating the piece and that is why it has only been installed now.
Fans will get the chance to see it for the first time then, with the Emirates’ new look now complete after the other seven pieces of artwork began going up in January.
Match odds
14:48 , Giuseppe Muro
Arsenal to win: 2/7
Draw: 9/2
Wolves to win: 9/1
Odds via Betfair and subject to change.
Head to head history and results
14:40 , Giuseppe Muro
Arsenal wins: 61
Draws: 28
Wolves wins: 32
Prediction
14:32 , Giuseppe Muro
Wolves’ only win away from home in 2023 came against Southampton, and they come against a side in Arsenal who, aside from their recent stumbles, have been incredibly impressive at the Emirates.
The Gunners look a world away from the team that led the Premier League for so much of the season, but they should still have enough here to finish the campaign in successful fashion.
Arsenal to win, 2-1.
Wolves team news
14:24 , Giuseppe Muro
Wolves boss Julen Lopetegui will serve a one-game touchline ban after receiving his fourth yellow card of the season against Everton.
Long-term absentees Sasa Kalajdzic and Chiquinho are still unavailable.
Arsenal team news
14:15 , Giuseppe Muro
Arsenal could be without both Bukayo Saka and Leandro Trossard.
Mikel Arteta explained both players have been struggling for fitness over the past few weeks.
“We had some issues this week - well, in the last few weeks - as you’ve noticed, some players were unable to play and to participate in the games, with Reiss [Nelson,]” said Arteta on Friday.
“We have a little issue with Bukayo, which has been going on, and with Leo [Trossard]. The rest I think are going to be fine.”
Arsenal will definitely be without Gabriel Martinelli (ankle), Oleksandr Zinchenko (calf) and William Saliba (back) for Sunday’s game.
Nelson, who missed last week’s defeat at Nottingham Forest due to illness, will hope to recover in time.
How to watch
14:06 , Giuseppe Muro
TV channel and live stream: The game has not been chosen as one of the three matches broadcast live on TV in the UK on the final day of the season.
Match of the Day will have highlights on BBC One from 10:30pm on Sunday night.
Good afternoon!
14:04 , Giuseppe Muro
Hello and welcome to Standard Sport’s LIVE coverage of Arsenal vs Wolves!
Can the Gunners finish what has been a great season on a high note?
We’ll have all the latest updates, build-up and team news ahead of kick-off, which comes at 4.30pm BST from Emirates Stadium. Stay with us!