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Arsenal return to top of Premier League with win at Wolves
Arsenal's Martin Odegaard scores their side's second goal of the game during the Premier League match at Molineux Stadium, Wolverhampton, April 20, 2024

Wolves 0-2 Arsenal
by Layth Yousif
at Molineux

A DETERMINED Arsenal side moved back to the top of the Premier League table after a hard-fought victory over Wolves on Saturday evening.

Leandro Trossard’s opener moments before the interval put Mikel Arteta’s side in charge at a raucous Molineux, prior to captain Martin Odegaard’s 90+5 strike sealing a vital triumph.

Speaking after the match, Trossard said: “I just had to handle it so quick so I went with the toe.

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