"Own goals from Sam Johnstone and Yerson Mosquera spared Arsenal's blushes as they beat Wolves 2-1 to go five points clear at the top of the Premier League table. The Premier League's top and bottom sides were already separated by 31 points after just 15 games, but there was nothing to split them for much of Saturday's contest. Arsenal did not manage a single shot on target until the 67th minute, when Declan Rice's curler was pushed away from the bottom-right corner by Johnstone."
"But the Wolves goalkeeper had an unfortunate own goal against his name just three minutes later, as Bukayo Saka's inswinging corner bounced off the far post, hit Johnstone's shoulder, and bounced into the net. However, Wolves - who had earlier gone close through Hwang Hee-chan - came battling back and appeared to have salvaged an unlikely point in the 90th minute."
Arsenal beat Wolves 2-1 as own goals from Sam Johnstone and Yerson Mosquera decided the match, taking Arsenal five points clear at the Premier League summit. Arsenal failed to register a shot on target until Declan Rice's 67th-minute curler was saved by Johnstone, who then inadvertently turned Bukayo Saka's corner into his own net three minutes later. Wolves fought back and Tolu Arokodare's injury-time header appeared to salvage a point after a substitute-filled move. Six minutes into stoppage time, Mosquera's attempted clearance off another Saka cross deflected past Johnstone, restoring Arsenal's lead. Wolves received applause despite defeat and face a worsening relegation plight.
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