KEEPING Robin van Persie off the scoresheet is a triumph in itself.

But achieving that feat AND taking a point off Arsenal at the Emirates is even more impressive.

Yesterday, Wolves did both – despite playing the last 15 minutes with ten men.

Nenad Milijas was harshly given a straight red card for a challenge on van Persie – who could have had a hat-trick – but fortunately the dismissal did not mean Wolves left empty-handed.

What it did do was make Wolves more determined not to lose the game which, in truth, was largely one-sided.

Arsenal had a whopping 23 shots on goal without managing to find the vital winner.

But with Wayne Hennessey between the sticks even the greatest strikers will have to be at their best to find the net.

Van Persie and Co peppered the Wolves goal throughout but only had Gervinho’s eighth-minute opener to show for their dominance.

Steven Fletcher’s equaliser against the run of play gave Wolves a point and ensured van Persie’s record-breaking goals in a calendar year attempt will drag on to the final game of the year.

On Monday, Wolves watched their bitter rivals Albion produce a defensive masterclass to hold table-toppers Manchester City at The Hawthorns and their effort at the Emirates yesterday was equally as impressive.

After a fast-paced start Arsenal began to take control.

Breaking at speed, Tomas Rosicky fed the ball inside to Yossi Benayoun.

The creative Israeli split the Wolves defence with a fine through-ball to find Gervinho who beat the offside trap with his darting run.

A little drop of the shoulder fooled Hennessey and the Ivory Coast hitman rolled the opener into an empty net.

Shortly after, Thomas Vermaelen’s low drive was blocked by Roger Johnson as the centre-back burst forward.

The hosts should have added a second in the 15th minute when Gervinho turned provider for van Persie. Johnson slipped while tracking the prolific forward but his blushes were spared as the Arsenal captain shot wide.

It was one-way traffic and lone striker Fletcher was merely a spectator.

The Scot couldn’t get near the ball or even attempt to hurt Arsenal, who were in total control.

On 28 minutes Karl Henry was caught in possession by van Persie just outside his own penalty area.

Fortunately for the former Wolves captain, current skipper Johnson did enough to block Mikel Arteta’s shot after van Persie played him in.

A minute later, van Persie looked certain to score but his low shot was tipped around the post by Hennessey. As the intense pressure continued, Henry again gave the ball away, this time to Alex Song, who set van Persie free through the middle.

Johnson managed to catch up the striker but brought him down just outside the area.

Referee Stuart Attwell booked the centre-half and Hennessey easily caught Arteta’s delicately-taken free-kick.

Somehow the Gunners only had one goal to show for their efforts and they were made to pay for a series of missed chances when Fletcher headed in a surprise equaliser on 38 minutes.