Arsenal v Wolves player ratings: Saka 8, Odegaard 8, Rice 7; Cunha 7

Gunners survive late scare to stay top of the Premier League

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  David Raya 6/10

  ARSENAL RATINGS. Had nothing to do in the first-half with his side completely in control. Routine save from Cunha after the break. Reuters

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  Takehiro Tomiyasu 7/10

  Another solid display sadly ended by a calf injury late on. Defensively competent and backed up Saka on the right. Reuters

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  William Saliba 6/10

  Relatively untroubled. Was his usual self with the ball, starting attacks and feeding accurate passes into midfield. Getty Images

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  Gabriel 6/10

  Had a good battle with compatriot Cunha, missed a decent headed chance from a teasing Saka cross. Getty Images

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  Oleksandr Zinchenko 6/10

  Such a strange game. Fabulous assist for Odegaard's goal. playing a one-two with Jesus and delivering a pinpoint cut back. Then handed Wolves a goal with some poor defending. EPA

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  Declan Rice 7/10

  Bossed the midfield. Got through plenty of work and used the ball well. AFP

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  Martin Odegaard 8/10

  Really encouraging display, always involved, looking to probe and play balls in behind for Saka and Jesus. Scored a great goal. AFP

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  Leandro Trossard 7/10

  Decent game as an advanced midfielder. Had one decent chance in the first half as he brought down a cross with a sublime touch but was denied by Sa. PA

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  Bukayo Saka 8/10

  On fire in the first half. Scored a trademark goal and caused Wolves all sorts of problems with his clever movement and runs. AFP

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  Gabriel Jesus 7/10

  He may not score as many people would like, but he's always involved and had a hand in both first-half goals. EPA

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  Gabriel Martinelli 7/10

  Plenty of lung-busting runs. Excellent defensive work to cover for a Zinchenko mistake in the first half and then hit the post moments later. EPA

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  Eddie Nketiah 6/10

  ARSENAL SUBS. (on for Jesus, 67'): Hit the post with late chance. Should have scored. PA

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  Kai Havertz 6/10

  (On for Martinelli, 77'): Helped his side see out the win as they wobbled late on. AFP

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  Ben White 6/10

  (On for Tomiyasu, 79'): Came on for the closing stages in what was a nervy finish for the Gunners; Kiwior (on for Saka, 93'): N/A; Jorginho (on for Odegaard, 93'): N/A. EPA

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  Jose Sa 5/10

  WOLVES RATINGS. Picked the ball out of his net twice before injury ended his involvement in the first half. PA

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  Toti 5/10

  Operating on the left of the back-three took him into Saka's orbit - and he struggled. Reuters

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  Craig Dawson 5/10

  Like all Wolves defenders he had a difficult day, struggled with the movement all around him. Some decent diagonal passes to get his team out. PA

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  Max Kilman 5/10

  Not his finest game and got away with one as he pulled back Jesus with the Arsenal striker poised to head home. Getty Images

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  Hugo Bueno 5/10

  Fairly effective on the ball but given a torrid time defensively by Saka. Getty Images

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  Tommy Doyle 6/10

  Pressed and harried and did his best in the face of a dominant Arsenal midfield display. Put in one particularly dangerous free-kick in the first half. Reuters

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  Jeanricner Bellegarde 5/10

  Thankless task of trying to stem the Arsenal tide. Some nice touches but made very little impact. AP

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  Boubacar Traore 5/10

  Another midfielder to have a tough afternoon. Hard to do much when the opposition have 70-plus per cent possession and pass rings around you. Getty Images

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  Nelson Semedo 5/10

  Did his best defensively but offered little going forward which is supposed to be his forte. AP

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  Hwang Hee-chan 4/10

  Offered nothing and not much else you can say. AP

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  Matheus Cunha 7/10

  Wolves' most effective player. Did his best to take the game to Arsenal and it was usually all his own work. Clinical finish late on. Reuters

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  Daniel Bentley 7/10

  WOLVES SUBS. (On for Sa, 23'). Never easy coming on as a sub goalkeeper but Bentley did a solid job even if Arsenal had taken their foot off the gas. Reuters

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  Matt Doherty 6/10

  (On for Bueno, 62'): Looked to be positive and defended adequately. Sarabia (on for Bellegarde, 62'): 6. Kalajdzic (on for Doyle, 93'): N/A. PA

Arsenal ensured they will stay at the top of the Premier League for another week despite a late scare in their 2-1 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday.

Having thumped Lens 6-0 in European action in midweek they kept their momentum going with what looked every bit a routine victory at 2-0 following goals from Bukayo Saka and Martin Odegaard in the opening 15 minutes.

But Matheus Cunha thumped home on 86 minutes after a mistake from Oleksandr Zinchenko to set up a nervy finale.

Any suggestion the Gunners could be jaded by their midweek Champions League exertions were swiftly dispelled as Mikel Arteta's side made a blistering start to the game.

The ball was repeatedly fed to Saka on the right wing and he wriggled past a couple of challenges and fired in the opener on six minutes.

With Wolves reeling, a second soon arrived and this time it came down the left. Zinchenko collected the ball and played a crisp one-two with Gabriel Jesus and pulled it back for Odegaard to finish emphatically.

It was one-way traffic and the extent of Arsenal's dominance allowed them to coast against an impotent Wolves side. That was until Zinchenko dithered and Cunha took full advantage.

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