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LONDON — Arsenal carved through the Wolverhampton defense with a couple of intricate team moves and held on for a 2-1 home win to extend its lead atop the English Premier League. Bukayo Saka and Martin Odegaard scored in the opening 13 minutes at Emirates Stadium. Wolves barely had a whiff at goal before being gifted a way back into the game in the 86th when Matheus Cunha swept home following a defensive mixup. But the Gunners clung on through a nervous eight minutes of added time to go four points clear of second-placed Manchester City. The defending champion hosts Tottenham on Sunday.
