Arteta: Arsenal 'deserved' draw after late collapse at Wolves

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta called on his players to 'stand up' after they threw away a two-goal lead at Wolves. The Gunners conceded deep into added time and were held to a 2-2 draw by the team sitting bottom of the table — the first time a side top of the Premier League has ever blown such an advantage against opposition in the relegation zone.

Bukayo Saka ended a run of 15 games without a goal to score early on at Molineux, heading home from a Declan Rice cross after being drafted into the No.10 position. Piero Hincapie then grabbed his first goal for the club since his summer move from Bayer Leverkusen at the start of the second half, but Hugo Bueno's belter on the hour pulled one back and an own goal from Riccardo Calafiori in the fourth minute of added time saw Wolves level.

Arteta said: "Very tough to accept it. In the second half we did not perform in the way we should and the way we require to win a Premier League match. It is better not to judge it, we are all too emotional about it.

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