Arsenal create club history against Wolves as Mikel Arteta’s side return to top of the Premier League table

Arsenal returned to the top of the table after a hard-fought 2-0 win over Wolves at Molineux on Saturday evening.

Leandro Trossard and Martin Odegaard found the back of the net in each half as the Gunners moved a point clear of Manchester City.

Belgian striker Trossard was found by Gabriel Jesus just inside the box before the break, where his scuffed shot bounced off the post and into the back of the net.

Odegaard then found the back of the net in second-half stoppage time from an acute angle to end Arsenal’s two-game losing streak.

Incredibly, Arsenal have now kept six away clean sheets in a row in the Premier League.

In doing so, the Gunners created club history, with the top flight’s best defense once again doing the business for Mikel Arteta’s side.

They also became the first team since the 2014/15 season to keep so many consecutive away clean sheets.

Arsenal have also scored in 33 consecutive matches against Wolves – their longest scoring streak against an opponent in the club’s history.

The visitors had David Raya to thank in the first half for keeping the score going after expertly pushing back Joao Gomes.

The midfielder robbed Jakub Kiwior of possession, before bursting into the box and firing a shot, which Raya converted onto the woodwork.

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And it was a decisive moment as Trossard won his 14th of the season in all competitions a few moments later.

It was Trossard’s ninth Premier League goal this campaign – the most he has managed in a single season since arriving in England in 2019.

Arsenal started the second half on the right foot and had the opportunity to double their lead through Kai Havertz, Odegaard and Ben White.

And they finally picked up their second of the evening in the closing stages, with Odegaard finishing off a counter-attack led by Declan Rice.

It was exactly the type of performance Arteta would have wanted after last weekend’s 2-0 defeat to Aston Villa at the Emirates, which saw the north Londoners slip to second place behind City.

They were then knocked out of the Champions League by Bayern Munich in Wednesday’s quarter-final second leg after losing 1-0 at the Allianz Arena.

But their victory in the Midlands took them a point ahead of the Citizens, who beat Chelsea in the FA Cup semi-final earlier on Saturday.

Arsenal could extend their lead to four points over Pep Guardiola’s men if they beat rivals Chelsea on Tuesday.

As for Wolves, they missed the opportunity to climb into the top ten, as they remain in 11th place.