Arsenal kept the pressure on Premier League leaders Liverpool after grinding out a hard-fought 1 – 0 victory over Wolverhampton Wanderers at Molineux.
The Gunners faced a difficult challenge after Myles Lewis-Skelly was shown a straight red card shortly before halftime, forcing Mikel Arteta’s side to play with 10 men for a significant part of the match.
Softfootball understands that the Arsenal displayed impressive discipline and resilience before the contest became level again when Wolves also had a player dismissed in the second half.\
Substitute Riccardo Calafiori proved to be the match winner, volleying home after a defensive error to secure all three points for the visitors.
Elsewhere, Nigerian internationals Paul Onuachu and Joe Aribo featured for Southampton United, but were unable to prevent a 3 – 1 defeat to Newcastle United. Everton also claimed a valuable 1 – 0 victory over Brighton which helped boost their league position.
