Arsenal 1–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers: Player Ratings As Gunners Bounce Back

Arsenal bounced back from a controversial red card to beat struggling Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–0 in the Premier League on Saturday.
Gunners defender Myles Lewis-Skelly was sent off for "serious foul play" just before halftime after tripping Wolves defender Matt Doherty near the edge of Arsenal's box as he attempted to launch a counterattack from an Arsenal corner.
The decision sparked outrage among Arsenal fans, but referee Michael Oliver was spared further scrutiny when Riccardo Calafiori scored the winning goal for Arsenal in the 74th minute, just moments after Wolves midfielder João Gomes received a red card for a second bookable offence.
Here are the Arsenal player ratings from what was tense affair at Molineux.
Arsenal Player Ratings vs. Wolverhampton Wanderers (4-3-3)
Ratings Provided by Fotmob
Player | Rating |
|---|---|
GK: David Raya | 7.4/10 |
RB: Jurrien Timber | 7.4/10 |
CB: Gabriel Magalhães | 7.4/10 |
CB: William Saliba | 7.4/10 |
LB: Myles Lewis-Skelly | 6.0/10 |
CM: Declan Rice | 7.3/10 |
CM: Thomas Partey | 7.2/10 |
CM: Ethan Nwaneri | 6.2/10 |
RW: Gabriel Martinelli | 6.2/10 |
ST: Kai Havertz | 6.5/10 |
LW: Leandro Trossard | 6.7/10 |
SUB: Riccardo Calafiori (46' for Nwaneri) | 7.3/10 |
SUB: Kieran Tierney (87' for Martinelli) | N/A |
Player of the Match: Emmanuel Agbadou (Wolverhampton Wanderers)
READ THE LATEST ARSENAL NEWS, PREVIEWS, PREDICTIONS, TRANSFER RUMORS AND MORE

Barnaby Lane, better known as Barney, is a soccer writer for SI FC. With nearly a decade of experience in the industry, he has worked for a range of household-name publications in both the United States and the United Kingdom, and has interviewed some of the world’s biggest athletes—from Usain Bolt and Rafael Nadal to Christian Pulisic (though his favorite interview remains Adebayo Akinfenwa). Barney specializes in Premier League soccer, covering everything from the nostalgia of years gone by to the modern, vastly different landscape of today’s game. He also has experience reporting on La Liga and Major League Soccer, the latter of which he developed a particular affinity for during his university days at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond.