This article is part of Football FanCast’s In Numbers series, which takes a statistical look at performances, season-long form and reported transfer targets…
Wolverhampton Wanderers continued to be difficult to beat as they made it six games unbeaten with a point against Arsenal on Saturday afternoon.
Mexican striker Raul Jimenez cancelled out Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s 21st-minute strike when he rose highest in the second half to head home Joao Moutinho’s whipped cross.
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Much of the talk this Premier League weekend has been surrounding Jamie Vardy and how he has reached double figures for the season before any other striker, but that’s a feat already managed by the Wolves forward.
His goal at the Emirates was his 11th of the season, granted he’s had Europa League qualification to aid him in reaching that number before Vardy, but still, it’s about time the £31.5m-rated (Transfermarkt) striker was spoken about in similar vein.
Jimenez has been one of Wolves’ most integral figures over the past two seasons, and his showing against Arsenal epitomised that.
Per SofaScore, he had a total of eight shots at goal, half were blocked and the other half were on target, while he also won six of his nine aerial duels and recorded one key pass.
No other player on the pitch in North London on Saturday had more attempts at goal, not even last season’s Golden Boot winner.
The 28-year-old has now taken his tally at Molineux to 28 from just 64 appearances, which is very nearly a goal every other game, via Transfermarkt.
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His 76th-minute goal was also the third time he’s come up clutch to earn his side a point in the top-flight this season, earlier in the year against Burnley and then against Southampton more recently.
Jimenez’s contribution last season undoubtedly was a massive part in Wolves creating history by finishing seventh in the Premier League, so maybe it is a surprise to see a lack of transfer interest in him from those bigger, more elite clubs.
But that’s only going to benefit the west Midlanders as their prized possession is quietly going about his business without any concerning distractions.
