Liam Keen analysis: Wolves miss big opportunity in relegation battle
In a relegation battle as tight and intense as this, Wolves may not get many opportunities to create some daylight with their competitors.
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Particularly against a side at the very top of the division, chances like the one afforded to Wolves at Molineux will be few and far between, yet they hardly came close to taking it.
Considering the quality at Arsenal's disposal, it is no surprise they dominated the first half, but they only took control after Wolves made a decent start in the opening 15 minutes.
But Wolves proved how low their confidence currently is as they retreated back into their shells as the half progressed.
The Gunners came extremely close on a number of occasions to taking the lead and only a superb Jose Sa save denied Kai Havertz.
Santi Bueno's positioning for those chances, once again, left a lot to be desired and Wolves were hanging on at 0-0.
But then the opportunity came just before half-time, in controversial circumstances.
Wolves cleared a corner and Matt Doherty began to charge forward on the transition, but was stopped when Myles Lewis-Skelly tripped him.
In real time, and in many replays, it seemed like an obvious yellow card but Michael Oliver branded a straight red card and after plenty of complaints from the visitors, it was not overturned.