Marouane Chamakh scored in the first and last minute to give Arsenal victory over a determined Wolves. The striker clinically headed in the first after being picked out by Alex Song's pinpoint cross from the right. Marcus Hahnemann then made fine saves from Andrey Arshavin and Cesc Fabregas, before Wolves' Richard Stearman had an effort cleared off the line. Arshavin hit the post with a low drive before Chamakh ended Wolves' resistance when he finished off a counter-attack. The win will be a welcome relief for the north Londoners, who went into the game low on morale after back-to-back defeats. But they were far from their best again and came under heavy attack from Wolves in the second half, as the hosts produced a spirited fightback after their disastrous opening when they conceded after only 37 seconds. Wolves will be understandably frustrated - and remain second from bottom in the Premier League table - after they failed to take their chances, and yet again were unable to keep a clean sheet. And while boss Mick McCarthy will be pleased by Wolves' efforts, he will know that hard-luck stories will not save them from relegation. An inability to keep a clean sheet has cost them dear once more - they have yet to do so in the league this season, and that is is a damning statistic. Arsenal, too, looked far from comfortable at the back at times, although they did have the excuse of being without their first-choice centre-backs. The visitors' start should have boosted their confidence. Looking determined to arrest their poor run, the Gunners flew out of the blocks and stunned Wolves with the first attack of the game. Tomas Rosicky, restored to the starting line-up along with Arshavin, fed Song out wide and the midfielder's accurate centre was expertly dispatched by Chamakh. And the visitors kept up their momentum as they threatened to overrun Wolves early on, carving out chances at will. Hahnemann rushed out to the edge of the box to save from Arshavin who looked on course to score after blocking a clearance and racing through. The Wolves stopper also did well to keep out a Fabregas shot after the Spaniard had been found by Arshavin's pull-back before Christophe Berra blocked a shot from the lively Arshavin. The hosts finally broke out of their own half and Stephen Hunt, who replaced Dave Edwards early on, whipped in a free-kick from the right touchline and Kevin Doyle headed just over the bar. It was the best chance of the opening half for Wolves, and it may have served to give them some impetus as they came out after the interval all guns blazing. A slip from Jack Wilshere was very nearly punished as Matt Jarvis delivered a cross for Nenad Milijas, whose goalbound shot was brilliantly blocked by Bacary Sagna. Although Wolves were now enjoying the lion's share of possession, they almost went two goals down when Richard Stearman's poor clearance fell to Rosicky. He played in Fabreagas but the Arsenal skipper lashed the ball wide. Source: BBC