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Huddersfield 1-2 Arsenal: Alex Iwobi and Alexandre Lacazette strike to secure vital win in race for top four

The Gunners ground out the win at the John Smith’s Stadium to move back level with Chelsea and one point of Man United in fourth

Kishan Vaghela
Saturday 09 February 2019 19:06 GMT
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Unai Emery on Arsenal's away troubles ahead of Huddersfield clash

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Arsenal survived a scare to grind out a win over Huddersfield Town to boost their hopes of finishing inside the top four.

The Gunners raced into a 2-0 lead thanks to Alex Iwobi and Alexandre Lacazette.

But Town responded well, but their goal came too late to provide more pressure in pursuit of a point, with Sead Kolasinac putting through his own net in stoppage time.

Relive the action as it happened above.

GOAL! Liverpool 3-0 Bournemouth (Salah 48')

Game. Set. Match. Salah is played in by the brilliant Firmino, who feigns a shot and plays it into the path of the Egyptian, who finishes into the corner.

Kishan Vaghela9 February 2019 16:05

52 min: Crystal Palace 0-1 West Ham United

Miss of the season klaxon.

The hosts should be level, but Patrick van Aanholt plays in MacArthur, who, after feigning to shoot several times, fires against the post with the whole of the goal to aim at and Fabianski lying on the floor.

Kishan Vaghela9 February 2019 16:11

55 min: Watford 0-0 Everton

HITS THE WOODWORK!

Ben Foster IS beaten this time by an Everton player, but Gylfi Sigurddson's effort comes back off the crossbar!

Kishan Vaghela9 February 2019 16:12

56 min: Southampton 0-0 Cardiff City

Slow, drab, tepid. Any of these adjectives currently describe events at St Mary's. 

Very, very poor from both sides so far.

Kishan Vaghela9 February 2019 16:13

  ↵Not just the King of Egypt then....

Kishan Vaghela9 February 2019 16:15

60 min: Liverpool 3-0 Bournemouth

The hosts are turning on the style and it could so easily be 4-0, but Mane, who opened the scoring, heads Wijnaldum's cross just wide. 

Kishan Vaghela9 February 2019 16:16

60 min: Huddersfield 0-2 Arsenal

Change for Arsenal, with Lucas Torreira being replaced by Mohamed Elneny. 

Kishan Vaghela9 February 2019 16:17

61 min: Liverpool 3-0 Bournemouth

One Liverppol player for another, as Dominic Solanke replaces Jordan Ibe. 

Kishan Vaghela9 February 2019 16:18

62 min: Huddersfield 0-2 Arsenal

And the substitute nearly makes an instant impact.

Elneny tries to meet Iwobi's cross but is prevented from doing so by Lacazette and the chance goes. 

Kishan Vaghela9 February 2019 16:19

64 min: Crystal Palace 0-1 West Ham

Michy Batshuayi is on for the hosts, replacing fellow Belgian Christian Benteke. 

Kishan Vaghela9 February 2019 16:23

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