Arteta Motivates Arsenal to Rise After Title Challenge Disrupted by Wolves Stalemate

Mikel Arteta conceded that Arsenal warrant the backlash for their avoidable errors jeopardising their Premier League title pursuit, as the frontrunners surrendered a two-goal advantage in Wednesdays 2-2 deadlock against bottom-placed Wolves.

Strikes by Bukayo Saka and Piero Hincapie had Arsenal poised for a win that would extend their lead to seven points at the summit.

However Artetas squad were stunned late on at snow-covered Molineux, rekindling second-placed Manchester Citys prospects in the championship contest.

Hugo Buenoss excellent effort halved the gap before young debutant Tom Edozie capitalised on a blunder between Arsenal shot-stopper David Raya and defender Gabriel Magalhaes to level in added time.

For the second straight league outing the Gunners squandered a lead after their 1-1 tie at Brentford the previous Thursday.

City trail Arsenal by five points with a match to spare plus a home fixture against them in April.

Incredibly let down. We must own it. We ought to scrutinise ourselves since it fell short she Arteta remarked.

In the league this reflects our inconsistency across recent months.

After frittering away strong positions in prior title battles against City Artetas players risk reliving old shortcomings.

The north London outfit have forfeited 11 points across eight league fixtures in 2026.

We Suffered the Consequences

Visibly enraged by Arsenals inability to seal victory over a Wolves side with only one triumph in 27 league matches this term Arteta fought to rein in his feelings.

Extremely hard to swallow. In the latter period we underperformed as needed to secure a Premier League result he stated.

Key fundamentals we must execute we botched repeatedly. Consequently we lost grip and authority in the match.

Wiser to refrain from snap judgements. Emotions run high now. We take the blow as justified.

Easy in the heat to utter words harming the squad. All aim to excel.

Arsenal grew jittery as time waned versus Wolves underscoring the strain on the pacesetters chase for a first English crown since 2004.

They now seek swift rebound ahead of Sundays north London clash with Tottenham trailed by a vital home clash versus Chelsea on March 1.

Periods of adversity must be navigated. Today right at the end we bore the cost. Basic tasks demand far better execution Arteta noted.

Arsenals ire erupted post-whistle with Raya and Gabriel trading sharp exchanges before forward Gabriel Jesus pushed Wolves defender Yerson Mosquera down.

Queried on shielding his charges from buckling under intensifying stress Arteta replied By remaining supportive and reaffirming their quality.

We must rise. In tough spots we demonstrate our desire and capability.