Yahoo Finance Arsenal 1-2 Wolves: Daniel Podence condemns Gunners to third straight home Premier League defeat
Arsenal slipped to a third straight home league defeat as they were beaten 2-1 by Wolves in a game marred by a serious head injury to striker Raul Jimenez.
Daniel Podence scored what proved to be the winner with a cool finish after Gabriel’s thumping header had cancelled out Pedro Neto’s opener.
The game was delayed by ten minutes early on as Jimenez received treatment after a sickening clash of heads with Arsenal defender David Luiz and the Mexican was taken straight to hospital after being stretchered off.
There was a sombre mood on the pitch when the action returned but Wolves would take the lead soon after.
Leander Dendoncker headed an Adama Traore cross against the frame of the goal but Neto was quickest to respond and converted the rebound.
The lead would be short-lived as Arsenal hit back just three minutes later, Gabriel rising to brilliantly head home Willian's cross.
It was their first Premier League goal from open play in almost eight-and-a-half hours - but they were trailing again before the break,
Dendoncker had already forced a low save out of Bernd Leno at the other end before fine work from Traore allowed Neto to run at the Arsenal defence.
His low shot was deflected and caused Leno an issue as the ball hit his legs and rolled out for Podence to finish coolly.
With a long period of added time at the end of the first-half, Traore should have sent Wolves in two goals ahead at the break but fired into the side netting when well-placed.
Luiz did not emerge for the second period as Holding came on - but Mikel Arteta's side toiled in attack in their forlorn attempt to get back into the contest.
Bukayo Saka passed up a fine chance as he skewed a shot when Hector Bellerin picked out the England international unmarked in the box.
Wolves had Arsenal at arm's length but Rui Patricio - making his 100th appearance for the club - almost gifted the hosts an equaliser after passing straight to Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang: the Arsenal skipper unable to convert as Conor Coady made the block.
Substitute Reiss Nelson then fired over from a position where he would have at least wanted to hit the target.
Arteta also introduced Alexandre Lacazette from the bench but Wolves held firm to pick up a win on what would have been a difficult night for everyone at the club.
Additional reporting by PA.
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