Arsenal threw away a two-goal lead to draw 2-2 away to basement boys Wolves (Picture: Getty)Paul Merson says he is ‘half-scared’ about Arsenal’s title chances following the side’s 2-2 draw with Wolves and believes ‘something is missing’ in Mikel Arteta’s squad. Top-of-the-table Arsenal appeared to be cruising towards a comfortable victory against rock-bottom Wolves after Bukayo Saka headed home to open the scoring in only the fifth minute. The leaders, meanwhile, squandered the opportunity to move seven points clear of second-placed Manchester City at the other end of the table. ‘I wouldn’t want to be in Arsenal’s shoes if it [miss out on the title] happens again. ‘Usually, he comes out, “We’ve done this, we’ve done that”, and he’ll be saying, “Oh, we deserved it here, they deserved it here”.

Source: Metro February 18, 2026 23:26 UTC