Arsenal have registered their first away win in the Premier League against a team above them in the log since beating Leicester 5-2 in September 2015.
The Gunners ended what has been an excellent week with a 2-0 win at Wolves thanks to goals from Bukayo Saka and Alexandre Lacazette.
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Things just keep getting better and better for Bukayo Saka.
The teenager put pen to paper on his new four-year deal at Arsenal in midweek and celebrated in fine style on Saturday by scoring a marvelous goal as Mikel Arteta’s side earned a crucial 2-0 win at Wolves.
That was Saka’s fourth goal of the season, his first ever in the Premier League, and was an indicator as to why the Gunners were so determined to secure his long-term future as promptly as possible.
The victory moves Arsenal up to seventh in the standings and keeps their slim hopes of Champions League qualification above. It was their first away league win against a team above them in the table since Alexis Sanchez hat trick inspired them to a 5-2 successive at Leicester on September 26, 2015.
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Since losing at Brighton a fortnight ago. Arteta’s side have responded with four successive wins in all competitions to keep what appeared to be a faltering season alive.
The dejection that met defeat at the Amex has been replaced by optimism, with Saka at the heart of that mood change.
His contract extension gave a huge boost to everyone at the club and he showed why there is so much excitement over his progress by starting Arsenal on their route to victory at Molineux.
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It was far from the teenager’s best performance, but the quality of the finish when he swept home on the half volley on 43rd minute of the game was a clear indicator of his talent.
This was a massive win for Arsenal at the end of what has been a very good week, one has now featured three wins as well as the contract extension to Saka and Gabriel Martinelli.
Martinez, in for the injured German Leno, didn’t have a save to make, other than a very early stop from Adama Traore, but his handling was immaculate throughout and he constantly came to claim crosses to ease the pressure on those in front of him.
That was the closet Wolves came to snatching point, with Arsenal make the game safe on the 86th minute when Alexandre Lacazette scored his first away goal in the league since February 2019, thumping a finish in off the post just three minutes after he had replaced Eddie Nketiah.
The goal capped an excellent afternoon for Arsenal and put the gloss on a hugely encouraging week.
