Tim Akinola drew widespread praise from Chesterfield FC supporters after his performance in their 2-0 victory on Saturday.

Arsenal’s Tim Akinola is having a somewhat strange loan spell with Chesterfield FC, as he seems to be making himself a fan favourite despite relatively limited minutes on the pitch.

Since going on loan, Akinola has made eight appearances for Chesterfield, but all bar one of those appearances were from the bench.

Saturday was no exception, as Akinola entered the game in the 66th minute to try and help Chesterfield over the line against Solihull Moors. But the midfielder did more than that, helping his team to double the score to 2-0.

Playing a one-two around the halfway line, Akinola sprinted away with the ball and pushed the ball down the line to leave the defence backtracking.

The Solihull defenders tried to usher Akinola into the corner, but he spun away from the pressure before passing the ball to Armando Dobra, whose shot rebounded to Bailey Clements to score.

The Chesterfield Twitter account admitted Akinola deserved a lot of praise for the goal.

https://twitter.com/ChesterfieldFC/status/1594006717095759873

The Chesterfield fans have been more than happy to give the Arsenal youngster that credit, flooding the replies to Arsenal loan watch accounts with praise.

He may not have been Arsenal’s busiest loanee so far, but it looks like Akinola has already won the hearts of the supporters, which will hopefully lead to further opportunities eventually.

https://twitter.com/SpireiteC/status/1594340984430940160

https://twitter.com/tom_coups/status/1594023188559761408

https://twitter.com/lukeCFC25/status/1594021736458199040

https://twitter.com/SthrnSpireite/status/1594022042671595520

https://twitter.com/JeffKingcfc/status/1594096901070151681

https://twitter.com/JueM075/status/1594293355307216897

https://twitter.com/Elliscfc88/status/1594068246281719808

https://twitter.com/benpinkney/status/1594041901749272577

https://twitter.com/LukeMorley94/status/1594074577935769600