Town manager George Burley praised the workrate and and commitment of his side despite the disappointing result. He insisted that Town still had a chance of Premiership survival.

Burley said: "I thought the spirit and workrate were tremendous and if we'd taken our opportunity who knows?

"Now we've got three games left, starting with a big game at home to Middlesbrough. Win that and we've got everything to play for. We're not down and out yet and we'll keep fighting.

"We gave it our best shot and worked very hard. All I asked was total commitment. Arsenal are always liable to score against you and unfortunately we didn't take our opportunities."

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