The Arsenal u18s played out another dramatic league game on Saturday, coming out 4-3 winners in a rollercoaster contest.

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Omari Benjamin with the Arsenal u21s (Photo via Arsenal Academy on Instagram)

Less than three minutes into Arsenal’s match against Norwich City on Saturday, the young Gunners had the lead through Will Sweet.

Dead-ball specialist Michal Rosiak whipped in an early corner, which Sweet met with a header to power the ball home for 1-0.

The advantage didn’t last, however, with a clever set-piece routine getting Norwich level through Errol Mundle, before Mundle made it 2-1 in the 22nd minute.

Arsenal drew level with another headed goal, this time from Harrison Dudziak, heading in a cross from Osman Kamara in the 35th minute to go into the break with the scores tied.

Jack Wilshere managing the Arsenal u18s (Photo via Arsenal Academy on Twitter)
Jack Wilshere managing the Arsenal u18s (Photo via Arsenal Academy on Twitter)

Rosiak then helped Arsenal retake the lead with a curling free-kick in the 65th minute for 3-2, before substitutes Omari Benjamin and Kamarni Ryan combined for Arsenal’s fourth.

Benjamin had won the free-kick for the third, and his cutback was fired into the net by Ryan to seemingly kill the game with 10 minutes left.

Norwich looked to provide one further twist with an injury-time goal from La’Sean Sealey, but it was too late for the visitors to avoid defeat.

You can watch the highlights of the match here.

Arsenal u18 lineup vs Norwich City

B. Okonkwo, Julienne, Kacurri, Sweet, Brown, Rosiak, Akolbire, Dudziak, Kamara, Oyetunde, Cotcher

Substitutes

Copley (for Akolbire, 46), Benjamin (for Cotcher, 61), Ferdinand (for Oyetunde, 61), Ryan (for Dudziak, 61), Cooper

What’s next?

The Arsenal u18s aren’t in action over the international break, so they’ll return to the pitch against Derby County for a match in the Premier League Cup on Saturday, November 25th at 12:00 GMT.