Emery: Goal is only to win

– Unai Emery said he is not concerned that Arsenal were unable to keep a first away clean sheet of the season as firsthalf goals from Alex Iwobi and Alexandre Lacazatte secured a 2-1 win at struggling Huddersfield.

The result keeps Arsenal in the thick of the chase for a top-four finish and Champions League football although questions remain about Arsenal’s defensive fragility.

Deep in injury-time, Adama Diakhaby broke clear on goal, lifted the ball over Bernd Leno and watched as Sead Kolasinac turned into his own goal.

Not that Emery was too concerned about that late blot on his team’s performance.

“A clean sheet is important but our goal is to win,” said Emery.

Arsenal went ahead through Iwobi and the decisive second goal came in the final minute of the first half. It was particularly welcome for Emery who punched the air in celebration as Lacazette tapped the ball into an open net.

Emery had cut an increasingly frustrated figure on the touchline as his team failed to kill off Huddersfield in that first period, even surviving a strong penalty appeal after Jason Puncheon’s shot struck the arm of Laurent Koscielny after 25 minutes. – AFP