Wolverhampton, England – Wolverhampton Wanderers held Arsenal to a dramatic 2-2 draw at Molineux Stadium on Wednesday night in a Premier League matchday 31 fixture.
Arsenal started the match strongly, opening the scoring early in the fifth minute through Bukayo Saka. He capitalized on a perfectly placed cross into the penalty area, heading it into the net.
GOAL!
Arsenal strike after four minutes as Bukayo Saka converts Declan Rice’s cross.#beINPL #Arsenal pic.twitter.com/hBDs4AsIPR
— beIN SPORTS (@beINSPORTS_EN) February 18, 2026The Gunners continued their attacking pressure, and Declan Rice almost added a second goal in the eighth minute with a powerful shot from outside the penalty area. The ball went just wide of the left post.
Despite the London team’s dominance, Wolverhampton came close to equalizing before the end of the first half. This came when one of their players fired a powerful low shot that went just wide of the post in stoppage time.
As the second half began, Arsenal extended their lead in the 57th minute. This happened when Piero Hincapie received a through ball inside the area, and fired a powerful shot that nestled into the left side of the goalkeeper’s net.
But the home side responded quickly, with Hugo Bueno narrowing the gap in the 61st minute. The goal came from a well-placed shot from outside the penalty area that nestled into the far right corner.
GOAL!
A moment of magic 🪄
Hugo Bueno scores a stunning strike to bring Wolves right back into it.#beINPL pic.twitter.com/g1ivP2bKVh
— beIN SPORTS (@beINSPORTS_EN) February 18, 2026Just when it seemed Arsenal were on course for all three points, they suffered a devastating blow in the fourth minute of stoppage time. Defender Riccardo Calafiori scored an own goal, gifting Wolverhampton a precious last-gasp equalizer.
With this result, Arsenal increased their points tally to 58, maintaining their lead at the top of the table, five points ahead of their closest rivals, Manchester City. Meanwhile, Wolverhampton remained in last place with 10 points.
