§ Premier League · 2025-26 · Matchday 16

Arsenal 2–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers

  • Johnstone 70' (o.g.)
  • Mosquera 90+4' (o.g.)
  • Arokodare 90'

13 December 2025

The match in data

Arsenal got the better of Wolverhampton Wanderers, 2–1, on 13 December 2025, on matchday 16 of the 2025-26 Premier League.

Player of the match: Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), rated 73, thanks above all to 4 completed dribbles and 1 big chance created. Saka produced 1.4 times as much as a forward typically does, at 0.1 times the cost.

It was the highest rating of the matchday.

It was also their best match of the season.

It is their 2nd time as player of the match this season.

For Wolverhampton Wanderers, the highest-rated player was Sam Johnstone, with 58.

73
Player of the match

Bukayo Saka

Arsenal · 90'

Produced 1.36× and cost 0.12× their position's average

Added
  • 4 completed dribbles 3.4×
  • 1 big chance created 4.0×
  • 3 key passes 2.5×
Took away
  • 4 misplaced passes 0.7×
  • 1 shot off target, worth 0.02 0.1×

Match ratings

Everyone who played, sorted by rating. No rating: anyone who played under 20 minutes, and a goalkeeper who did not play the whole match.

Arsenal
PlayerPositionMinRating
Bukayo Saka ★ Forward 90 73
Piero Hincapié Defender 90 64
Jurriën Timber Defender 90 59
Leandro Trossard Forward 33 58
Myles Lewis-Skelly Midfielder 59 55
William Saliba Defender 90 54
Ben White Defender 31 54
Declan Rice Midfielder 90 52
Martin Ødegaard Midfielder 33 52
Martín Zubimendi Midfielder 58 43
David Raya Goalkeeper 90 38
Eberechi Eze Midfielder 57 38
Gabriel Martinelli Forward 57 29
Viktor Gyökeres Forward 81 27
Mikel Merino Midfielder 32 25
Gabriel Jesus Forward 9 no rating
Wolverhampton Wanderers
PlayerPositionMinRating
Sam Johnstone Goalkeeper 90 58
Tolu Arokodare Forward 21 57
André Midfielder 90 56
João Gomes Midfielder 90 50
Hee-chan Hwang Forward 80 49
Yerson Mosquera Defender 90 48
Emmanuel Agbadou Defender 90 39
Jørgen Strand Larsen Forward 69 32
David Møller Wolfe Defender 90 31
Matt Doherty Defender 69 31
Toti Defender 86 22
Ladislav Krejci Defender 80 20
Jackson Tchatchoua Defender 21 17
Fer López Midfielder 10 no rating
Jhon Arias Forward 10 no rating
Mateus Mané Midfielder 4 no rating

Did you know?

La Lente trivia questions about this match. Tap one to see the answer.

Which Arsenal player won the most duels?

Bukayo Saka, with 11 duels won. Next: Piero Hincapié 8, William Saliba 4.

In the 2–1 victory against Wolverhampton Wanderers, Bukayo Saka stood out by winning 11 duels for Arsenal. That put Saka clear of Piero Hincapié on 8 and William Saliba on 4.

Which Wolverhampton Wanderers player recovered the most balls?

João Gomes, with 6 recoveries. Next: Hee-chan Hwang 5, André 4.

Despite the 2–1 defeat at Arsenal, João Gomes led Wolverhampton Wanderers with 6 ball recoveries. That placed Gomes ahead of Hee-chan Hwang on 5 and André on 4.

How is the rating calculated?

The rating measures a single match: what the player produced against what they cost, compared with the average for their position in that league and season, and adjusted by position (a 70 for a forward is as hard to get as a 70 for a defender). A normal match is around 50, 70 is already very good and only one in a hundred goes above 80. It is not the NVP, which ranks the whole season.

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Arsenal 2–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers, Premier League 2025-26. Player of the match: Bukayo Saka, 73
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Data: Sportmonks. Metrics, ratings and text: La Lente by Sir Balone, edited by Juan Carlos Vasquez.