JAKARTA – The incident of a brawl closed a dramatic Arsenal match that lost points in the last minute and drew 2-2 against the bottom of the English Premier League standings, Wolverhampton Wanderers at Molineux Stadium, Thursday, February 19, 2026 early morning WIB.
The disappointing result was again taken by Arsenal in the domestic competition. For the second time in a row, Arsenal lost points which made the competition at the top of the table hotter and tighter.
Previously, Arsenal was only able to play a 1-1 draw against Brentford. After being interspersed with an FA Cup break by slaughtering Wigan 4-0, Arsenal again lost momentum when visiting Wolves’ home. Mikel Arteta’s team actually almost won the match. However, when entering injury time, David Raya’s goal was conceded.
A shot from substitute Tom Edozie that hit Riccardo Calafiori made the ball turn direction and slide into his own goal so that the score changed to 2-2.
The match ended in a draw and was marked by a brawl when Arsenal forward Gabriel Jesus, who looked frustrated at failing to win, pushed defender Yerson Mosquera to the ground. The incident caused a riot and the referee issued a yellow card to Jesus.
Jesus’ action seemed to represent the frustration of Arsenal players who failed to beat a team that was threatened with relegation. How not, The Gunners failed to leave their closest competitors, Manchester City. With an additional point, Arsenal, who are at the top of the standings, have 58 points.
They are still five points ahead of Man City. However, the Cityzens still have one match against Newcastle United. The draw, according to former Arsenal striker who is now a football pundit, Alan Smith, makes Pep Guardiola’s team start to be on the wind.
“From the past experience and Pep Guardiola’s experience, they [Man City] certainly welcomed the result. They started to feel the anxiety that hit Arsenal after watching the match,” said Smith as quoted by The Sun.
Meanwhile, Wolves themselves are still stranded at the bottom of the table with 10 points. The gap in points is far enough with the teams outside the red zone that makes Wolves almost certain to be relegated next season.
In that match, Arsenal actually made an impressive start. Relying on Viktor Gyokeres as a centre forward, the North London club’s offensive game resulted in satisfactory results.
The match only lasted five minutes, Arsenal immediately took the lead when Bukayo Saka who had just signed a five-year contract extension broke the Wolves goal. This was Saka’s fifth goal who again played as Number 10 or played behind the striker in the match.
Ahead 1-0, Arsenal continued to play aggressively. Only their attempt to add a goal was not over so that the score remained until the first half ended.
Entering the second half, Arsenal still dominated the game. The North London club, again, finally increased the lead when the match started. In the 56th minute, Piero Hincapie added a goal after receiving Gabriel Magalhaes’ assist to change the score to 2-0.
Arsenal seemed to win the match with Hincapie’s goal. However, Wolves refused to give up. The team under Rob Edwards tried to rise and get out of the pressure.
The hosts’ efforts showed results as they began to be able to match Arsenal’s game. More than that, Wolves didn’t take long to narrow the gap. Only four minutes later, midfielder Huge Bueno managed to break Raya’s goal,
The goal gave hope to Wolves as the score changed to 2-1. They again put pressure to add a goal to avoid defeat.
The Wolves’ efforts almost failed and Arsenal is believed to have won three points when the match entered injury time. However, Wolves still tried until Edozie made a surprise when his kick hit Calafiori in the 90th minute.
And this became a disaster for Arsenal because the ball turned around. Raya also made a mistake so that the ball slid into the goal without being able to do anything.
The score was 2-2 and held until the end of the match. “At that time the ball fell at my feet and I tried to keep it. I just wanted to kick hard so that they couldn’t stop it. I was so happy when I heard the fans cheering. This is really my dream,” said Edozie, who claimed that it was his goal, not Calafiori’s suicide.
“That’s my goal. It’s hard to describe how I feel to score a goal in my debut,” said the 19-year-old. Edozie’s goal saved Wolves from defeat but could not take the team out of the relegation zone.
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