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Arsenal maintain top-four push thanks to late Wolves own goal
Arsenal celebrate their win against Wolverhampton Wanderers

Arsenal 2-1 Wolves
by Layth Yousif
at Ashburton Grove 

George Orwell might have once said sport is war minus the shooting, but a humble football match in North London brought joy to many, on a day of fatalities and devastation in Ukraine. 

While sport is meaningless when faced with life and death, it can bring welcome distraction. Certainly, on a dreadful day such as this. 

The sporting facts are that Arsenal beat Wolves 2-1 in the Premier League on Thursday evening. 

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