Arsenal vs Wolverhampton Wanderers

Today was my first game for a few weeks. Since I started sharing my season ticket with my mate Phil it seems  long time between games.

When I left home for the 1201 high speed 🚄 train into London the car was showing -3°C on the dash. This went up or is that down to -4°C once up the hill from the coast to the station at Folkestone West. The free on road parking was full and so I paid £3.90 to park in the security camera covered car park.

It was still freezing. I was pretty well wrapped up with layers up top. What was missing were long John's. Jeans are not very "keep warming"!

The train was packed with those of us going to Arsenal and even a couple going to West London to watch Brentford play. The rest were lots of families going to London for a pre-Christmas visit. There were also a group of Prosecco swilling and very under dressed women wandering about. 

Once at St Pancras i met Helen and went for a meal-deal, she went to Boots and I went to Marks and Spencer!

It was still freezing. As it was early we had no problems getting on the tube. Even got a seat.

We met Neill (my brother) and had a chat before taking our seats.

Oh the game!

For once quick off the mark. After the demolition of Lens in midweek in the Champions League where we set a record for scoring etc.

By 14 minutes it was 2-0. Plenty of chances to make it more were squandered. 

Into the second half and it was more of the same, twice hitting the post from Martinelli and Nketiah.

Coasting to the end of the game and a mistake, no names, and Cunha pulled one back for Wolves. It was then five minutes of bum clenching before they announced 7 minutes added time. That 7 became 9 before the final whistle.

The train home was okay and once back at West the job of scraping the ice off the windscreen was easy enough. It was a foggy drive home.