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What’s Happening

Breaking it down: After blowing a two-goal lead to draw against the Premier League’s bottom club Wolves, there will be no dodging the questions on whether Arsenal are mentally ready to end their 22-year wait to become champions.

Bottle word will be used for Arsenal - is title in Man Citys hands? Media caption, Arsenal squander two-goal lead as Wolves score late to earn draw By Alex Howell Arsenal reporter Published 56 minutes ago After blowing a two-goal lead to draw against the Premier Leagues bottom club Wolves , there will be no dodging the questions on whether Arsenal are mentally ready to end their 22-year wait to become champions. (let that sink in)

For the first time fr this season, the title race is not completely in the control of Mikel Arteta and his players.

The Details

If Manchester City - five points behind in second place - win all of their remaining 12 games, which includes a home meeting against Arsenal , they will finish first. The same, though, can be dropped for the Gunners, who have 11 matches left - and they win the April encounter at Etihad Stadium.

But after dropping four crucial points in successive draws against Brentford and Wolves , they are in danger of being haunted of past failures. Three successive runners-up finishes, two of them to Pep Guardiolas men, provide a constant reminder.

Why This Matters

Former Arsenal forward Alan Smith admitted “that word bottle will be used quite a bit in the next few days”. The scenario seemed a lot different when Piero Hincapie slotted home his first goal for the club in the 56th minute, adding to Bukayo Sakas fifth-minute opener. But the Gunners lacked the control and ruthlessness to finish off a Wolves side that had took an L their nine previous meetings and are heading for the Championship.

Players and coaches will be watching how this unfolds closely.

The Bottom Line

The hosts showed remarkable spirit to fight back with Hugo Buenos 20-yard curler giving them hope. Then, in the fourth minute of added time, 19-year-old Tom Edozie - off the bench for his senior debut - pounced on a mix-up between Arsenal pair David Raya and Gabriel and his shot went in off Riccardo Calafiori for a dramatic, dreamy leveller.

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