LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 11: David Raya of Arsenal embraces his teammate Tommy Setford prior to the pre-season friendly match between Arsenal and Olympique Lyonnais at Emirates Stadium on August 11, 2024 in London, England. (Photo by Angel Martinez/Getty Images)

Arsenal youth squad gives senior call-up hints for Shakhtar clash

Oct 22, 2024

The Arsenal u19s are set to face Shakhtar Donetsk in their third UEFA Youth League clash on Tuesday afternoon, and their provisional squad reveals a few key updates.

Lucas Nygaard playing for the Arsenal u21s (Photo via Arsenal.com)

With Arsenal taking on Shakhtar Donetsk in the Champions League on Tuesday night, the u19s face the same opposition earlier in the day at 13:30 BST.

The provisional squad for the match has been confirmed, and it contains summer signings Tommy Setford and Lucas Nygaard, suggesting a different academy goalkeeper will be on the bench for the first team alongside Neto.

Alexei Rojas and Brian Okonkwo are the two most likely candidates for the senior clash, training with the first team on Monday.

Alexei Rojas Fedorushchenko with the Colombia u20s (Photo via Rojas on Twitter)

Whilst the inclusion of two more experienced youth goalkeepers is a boost, the u19s will also be without a few key players against Shakhtar.

Max Dowman and Jack Porter are both away with the England u17s, whilst Theo Julienne is seemingly injured after pulling out of England duty.

Despite being age-eligible for the u19s, Ethan Nwaneri and Myles Lewis-Skelly are both with the first team, training with the senior squad on Monday.

Mikel Arteta and Ethan Nwaneri (Photo via Arsenal.com)

With all that in mind, here is Arsenal’s provisional squad to face Shakhtar Donetsk in full (via Arsenal Youth):

Setford, Nygaard, Kacurri, Nichols, Rosiak, Clarke, Ismail, Sweet, Salmon, Dudziak, Casey, Copley, Heaven, Ibrahim, Bailey-Joseph, Ferdinand, Forde, Kabia, Harriman-Annous, Zecevic John.