"No easy games? Surely this one would be for Arsenal. Never before in English football history had a team endured a worse league record after 15 matches than Wolves. In any of the professional divisions. Their haul of a meagre two points gave an outline of the grimness, although by no means all of the detail. Before kick-off, the bookmakers had Wolves at 28-1 to win; it was 8-1 for the draw."
"Arsenal were horribly off their game. The Premier League leaders might have cited fatigue as an excuse. It was also possible to wonder whether complacency was at work. Mikel Arteta's team played their trump card on 70 minutes, from a corner, naturally. Little had done for them in open play. Bukayo Saka sent over the inswinger from the right and Sam Johnstone's world fell in. The Wolves goalkeeper misread the flight and, scrambling back, he seemed to brush the ball against the far post."
Wolves entered the match with the worst league record after 15 matches in English professional divisions, having collected only two points. Bookmakers priced Wolves at 28-1 to win and 8-1 for the draw. Three thousand Wolves fans travelled and filled the allocation. Arsenal looked off their game, with possible fatigue or complacency cited as factors. Arsenal took the lead on 70 minutes from a Bukayo Saka corner that Sam Johnstone misjudged and which struck the post before crossing the line. Wolves responded late: substitute Mateus Mane crossed and Tolu Arokodare headed home in the 89th minute to level the score.
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