ARSENAL: Almunia, Sagna, Vermaelen, Rosicky, Eduardo, Walcott, Denilson, Song, Silvestre, Eboue, Campbell. SUBS: Fabianski, Diaby, Nasri, Vela, Clichy, Eastmond, Bendtner.
WOLVES: Hahnemann, Zubar, Craddock, Berra, Elokobi, Mancienne, Henry, Jones, Foley, Doyle, Jarvis. SUBS: Hennessey, Ward, Edwards, Milijaš, Guedioura, Keogh, Iwelumo.
0: Wolves out warming up. No changes to Mick McCarthy's team. Arsene Wenger shifts things around for the Gunners but still looks like a formidable line-up.
0: Interesting line from Arsene Wenger in his programme notes today. "I respect Mick McCarthy for what he's doing and how he's doing it. He speaks his mind, I speak my mind, and I think that's best."
0: No fewer than eight sprinklers pouring water onto the Emirates turf. Incredible surface.
0: "The Wonder of You" now blaring out over the speakers. Wolves fans enjoying that one.
0: Teams coming out.
0: Mick McCarthy and Arsene Wenger shake hands as kick-off nears. Almost 3,000 Wolves fans packed into the away end.
0: Huddle completed and we're underway.
2: Early free kick for Wolves after Doyle fouled but Elokobi's chip into the area comfortably headed away. Arsenal try for the first time to get Walcott away down the right but the pass is just too strong.
3: Walcott now glides past Berra down the right but touches with the ball with his left foot when trying to cross with his right and it's out for a goal kick.
6: If it's Walcott on the right it's Eboue trying to get forward down the left in support of lone frontman Eduardo and he bursts past Zubar but Craddock across to clear.
6: First real chance. Walcott away down the right and low centre met perfectly by first time Eduardo effort which Hahnemann turns around the post magnificently.
7: Corner is cleared but Arsenal already looking a potent threat going forward.
8: Wolves win a free kick in the midfield area but whatever the plan Jones, Mancienne and Henry make a mess of it with the latter's ball going out for a goal kick. Mick McCarthy is not amused.
11: Wolves make a decent attack of their own with Mancienne advancing and firing in a shot which is not far wide.
11: And Arsenal respond with a chance which should have put them award. Walcott plays in Rosicky down the right and he pulls it back cleverly to Eduardo. The striker takes a touch to steady himself but with only Hahnemann to beat miskicks the shot.
13: Wave after wave of Arsenal attacks now and it's down the right again. Walcott finds Sagna cutting into the area but his low shot is once again thwarted by the instincts of Hahnemann.
14: Hahnemann won't however be troubled by that effort from Vermaelen which is well over from distance.
14: Another Walcott run and low cross taken cleanly by Hahnemann.
16: Walcott to Sagna again and the defender and Hahnemann go into a 50-50. The ball breaks to Eboue who tries a backheel towards the open net but doesn't get enough on it and the ball is cleared. Linesman's flag was up in any case, although not sure for what. Hahnemann and Sagna both requiring treatment after the incident.
17: Both players able to restart and it's a free kick to Wolves to get the game underway. So the linesman had flagged for Sagna's challenge on Hahnemann and anything after that wouldn't have stood.
18: More treatment needed as Elokobi and Sagna go in. Both in there well but Sagna may just have caught Elokobi after he cleared. The big man doesn't go down easily.
19: Fortunately it looks like Elokobi is able to continue albeit running a bit gingerly at the moment. Wolves return the ball to Arsenal who had put it out.
20: Wolves just can't clear their lines at the moment and Henry tustles with Eduardo and concedes a free kick just outside the area. Well within range for Arsenal this one.
21: Eduardo taps the ball to Vermaelen but his shot is once again well over.
22: Walcott's shot blocked by Elokobi and Zubar heads over his own bar to concede a corner as the ball is returned into the area.
23: Another chance and another Walcott mention. Elokobi heads the corner away but Walcott is onto it in a flash with an excellent first time left foot drive which Hahnemann does well to take cleanly with an Arsenal player in close attendance.
25: We all know that referee Andre Marriner loves to blow his whistle and he's quick to have a chat with Doyle after he believes the striker hasn't returned the ball to Arsenal quickly enough after Jones conceded a free kick.
28: Jarvis wins a free kick following Rosicky's challenge and then needs to change his boots. Wolves are ready to carry on with Elokobi but Arsene Wenger appears to think it's time-wasting and the arms are outstretched.
30: Rosicky plays Walcott in down the right again and his driven cross-come-shot is wide of the far post.
31: Perhaps a tiny glimpse of a Wolves opening as Doyle keeps the ball and finds Jarvis on the left. But Arsenal can defend as well as attack and Song is back to support Sagna and pinch the ball off the Wolves winger.
33: Arsenal play more keep-ball just outside the area but Rosicky's shot at the end of it all is over the bar.
34: Arsenal emerge with the ball from a midfield skirmish and Walcott is running at Berra before finding Rosicky who backheels for Denilson whose low shot is wide.
37: Wolves keep the ball for a short spell but without getting anywhere and Arsenal are able to win it back and launch a break from which Elokobi's block on Walcott's cross leads to a corner.
38: Flag kick cleared back out to Sagna whose centre is met by low Silvestre effort which Hahnemann gathers.
41: Walcott down for treatment after a challenge from Henry. Referee Marriner ruled no foul.
44: Zubar advances down the right and Wolves win a corner. Jones's inswinger is promising and forces Almunia to punch away at the near post.
45: Another Walcott cross and Zubar clears. Another Sagna cross and Hahnemann takes.
45: Three minutes added time to follow.
45+2: Very good Wolves move sweeping from the left to the right and Jarvis wins the corner from Sagna's challenge.
45+2: Zubar wins the header from the corner but it's off target and Arsenal clear.
45+3: Arsenal break with Eboue down the right but he's too early with his attempted through ball and it's taken by Hahnemann.
45+3: Wolves win another corner at the end of the half. Jarvis' flag kick clawed away by Almunia.
HALF TIME: ARSENAL 0-0 WOLVES
46: Back underway.
48: First chance for Arsenal. Silvestre turns Zubar inside the area and delivers a teasing low cross which just about evades everyone fortunately for Wolves.
50: Another Arsenal cross and again it doesn't produce a breakthrough as it flies across the area.
51: Another Walcott cross but it's behind the arriving players. Song picks up and cuts inside but fires wide.
53: Arsenal swing another corner into the area but Wolves manage to clear. More pressure from the Gunners at the start of the second half.
54: Eduardo latches onto a header inside the area and is always stretching for it so stabs the ball wide.
55: Change due for Wolves with Keogh about to come on.
56: Although that change may be slightly delayed. Physio Steve Kemp talking to the manager possibly about a player who is struggling? Keogh has now put his jumper back on.
58: Great tackle by Mancienne on the edge of the Wolves area to deny Arsenal a chance. But the onslaught continues.
59: Slight chaos here. Referee Marriner awards Wolves a throw-in, but the linesman, from halfway up the pitch, gives it Arsenal. Referee Marriner changes his mind.
59: And from the chance Rosicky fires low from the right hand angle but Hahnemann takes cleanly.
61: Good piece of play from Jarvis on the right and his low cross is cleared by Campbell from in front of Almunia. Bit of pressure from Wolves and another great Jarvis cross but no one in the box.
61: Great Elokobi cross cleared by Campbell but only over his head and out for a Wolves throw-in. Doyle tries to find space inside the area but Arsenal clear.
62: Henry tripped by Song outside the area. Free kick.
63: Jones fires it in but Almunia takes comfortably albeit at full stretch.
64: Jarvis booked for bringing down Sagna. No complaints there.
64: Change for Arsenal with Bendtner off the bench for Eboue.
65: Henry in on Rosicky. Red card. Another Wolves player sent off by Marriner this season. For Ward at Liverpool read Henry here. Replays shows it's an absolutely shocking decision. A strong challenge but a free kick at best, yellow at worst. Really really poor refereeing and not for the first time from this official this season.
68: Wolves are going to find it even harder now after that appalling decision. Hahnemann out quickly to thwart Rosicky from close range. That's a quick recovery from what referee Marriner presumably deemed a violent challenge.
70: Wolves have to regroup. Edwards and Keogh on for Jones and Doyle.
71: Change for Arsenal, Nasri for Song.
73: Chance for Bendtner who gets head to cross but Hahnemann takes.
75: Edwards getting involved. It's his first appearance since injuring his ankle across North London at Tottenham in December.
76: Free kick comes in from Arsenal and Silvestre heads just wide.
77: Rosicky again and Hahnemann again. Curling effort taken at full stretch by the Wolves keeper.
78: Wolves win a corner after Jarvis's cross is headed wide by Keogh. Yes you read that right! Assistant initially gave goal kick, Marriner said corner, and this time he's not changing his mind.
79: Flag kick comes in and Wolves so close. Ball seems to come off the back of Campbell's head and is blocked by Rosicky seemingly on the line.
79: Arsenal break at full tilt and Mancienne impedes Walcott just outside the area. Yellow card and no complaints on this one.
79: Change for Arsenal, Vela on for Eduardo.
83: Wolves make final change, Ward on for Jarvis.
84: Berra blocks a shot from Nasri as Arsenal continue to press.
85: Rosicky cross is just too high for Bendtner who can only glance the ball on.
88: Denilson finds space but his shot is wide.
88: Crowd today is 60, 067.
89: Very rare moment of respite from Wolves but Ward's cross is onto the roof of the net.
90: Five minutes added time to follow. Now there's a surprise.
90+1: Rosicky's cross is taken well by Hahnemann.
90+2: Another driving Walcott run and cross is put out for a corner by Berra.
90+2: Nasri slips the ball into Walcott but from 12 yards out he prods it wide.
90+4: Keogh picks up the ball just inside the Arsenal half and thinks Almunia is off his line. Tries a long range chip but it's easy for the Arsenal keeper.
90+4: GOAL: BENDTNER 1-0. Agony for Wolves as Sagna crosses and Bendtner heads home. So, so cruel.
90+6: Super Mancienne challenge in injury time denies Denilson. Zubar attacks but shot runs through to keeper.
FULL TIME: ARSENAL 1-0 WOLVES
