Late Wolves leveller means seven dropped points from winning positions in 2026 – and Manchester City are lurking
It was left to Bukayo Saka to sum up the mood in Arsenal’s dressing room. “Very flat,” admitted the England forward after watching his side surrender a 2-0 lead at Wolves on Wednesday night.
A couple of hours earlier, Saka’s first goal in 15 games in all competitions – his longest drought since breaking into the first team as a fresh-faced teenager in 2018 – looked to have set up an easy victory over the Premier League’s bottom side to restore Arsenal’s seven-point cushion over Manchester City. Made captain for the night by Mikel Arteta in the continued absence of Martin Ødegaard, Saka celebrated his rare headed goal by mimicking signing the lucrative five-year contract worth more than £300,000 a week that he has agreed. But his broad smile had turned to a frown by the time he faced the television cameras in the tunnel at Molineux.
Continue reading…Late Wolves leveller means seven dropped points from winning positions in 2026 – and Manchester City are lurkingIt was left to Bukayo Saka to sum up the mood in Arsenal’s dressing room. “Very flat,” admitted the England forward after watching his side surrender a 2-0 lead at Wolves on Wednesday night.A couple of hours earlier, Saka’s first goal in 15 games in all competitions – his longest drought since breaking into the first team as a fresh-faced teenager in 2018 – looked to have set up an easy victory over the Premier League’s bottom side to restore Arsenal’s seven-point cushion over Manchester City. Made captain for the night by Mikel Arteta in the continued absence of Martin Ødegaard, Saka celebrated his rare headed goal by mimicking signing the lucrative five-year contract worth more than £300,000 a week that he has agreed. But his broad smile had turned to a frown by the time he faced the television cameras in the tunnel at Molineux. Continue reading…