5/10 The Arsenal man proved that kse has to spend

This season felt cursed for this Arsenal team. Coming into 2024/25, the goal was clear; to win Premier League title.

Although they face an uphill battle, they can still do so with a bit of luck and Liverpool falling between now and May. However, they will need a bit more luck than they provided at Molineux on Saturday afternoon.

Mikel ArtetaThe men ended up walking away with all three points, winning 1-0, but it wasn’t without red card controversy. That has been the story of Arsenal’s season to date.

There were red cards for Declan Rice and Leandro Trossard for ‘delaying the restart’ but this was perhaps one of the most contentious decisions we’ve seen in the Premier League this term after Myles Lewis-Skelly was sent off for an early bath.

Accordingly, the visitors held firm and after Wolves midfielder Joao Gomes received a red card of his own, it leveled things up.

Riccardo Calafiori was the man of the moment, cutting into the area and hitting a sweetly struck low shot into the far corner.

The defense did their part and held strong to take away the precious win. How close to the end of the season could it be?

Why Lewis-skelly was sent

That’s one of life’s great mysteries this weekend. Why was the teenager sent away on Saturday?

We’ve seen some bizarre calls in the top flight this term, particularly when Arsenal were playing, but this was truly one of the most interesting yet.

Speaking on social media, Athletic Jordan Campbell commented That it was the “worst decision” he had “ever witnessed in a football stadium”. That might be hyperbole, but Arsenal fans have every right to be outraged.

Wolves tried to spring a counter-attack after clearing the ball from an Arsenal corner and Lewis-Skelly tripped Matt Doherty harmlessly and was shown a straight red despite the incident taking place right on the edge of the Wolves penalty box.

VAR still agreed with Michael Oliver’s decision and on the same pitch where Gabriel Martinelli unusually received two yellow cards in the same sequence of play by the same ref.

This team is made of stern stuff and despite dropping points when they received red cards at other times, they didn’t on this occasion.

However, it could be more pleasant Kai Havertz feast on his chances.

Kai Havertz’s performance in numbers

The German has been the subject of much debate throughout January to date, mainly due to the unsatisfactory finish.

Havertz missed a free header against Newcastle in the Carabao Cup and saw a succession of chances go begging against Manchester United in the FA Cup, firing over the bar from just yards when it looked easier to score.

The ex-Chelsea man found the net against Aston Villa last weekend and indeed against Zagreb in midweek, but this is a reminder of why Kroenke simply has to make it through this January.

With just a week left of the winter transfer window and time running out, Arsenal are in need of an attacking recruit.

Why? Well, not only are they missing some key players like Gabriel Jesus and Bukayo Sak, but Havertz has proven to be wildly inconsistent.

Never doubt the effort the German is putting in, but as in previous games this month, he has created some big chances at Molineux.

One of the main chances came in the first half when he really should have scored but headed the ball straight at Jose SA in the Wolves net. It was a familiar occasion to those he had had in recent weeks and it was the same story.

As a result of his efforts on the day, he handed Charles Watts a goal a £65m signing rating 5/10, suggesting it wasn’t his day”. This is also summed up by statistics.

He left the field at the end of 90 minutes had only 38 touches of the ballfive fewer than David Ray’s touchdowns, and he completed just an abysmal 43% of his passes. This meant that he gave the ball away on an incredible 17 occasions; Not what you need from your center forward.

Powerful in the duel, the Germany international won nine duels, but in the end, Arsenal were never nearly left to swallow his unpredictable nature in front of the net.

There is no doubt that Havertz has led the line well in Arsenal’s colors for the most part, but he is not the goalscorer the club craves. It is time for KSE to implement.