Arsenal far from Clasie as Saints sink them
Arsenal crashed out of the EFL Cup on Wednesday against Southampton as 10 changes proved a step too far.
Arsenal crashed out of the EFL Cup on Wednesday against Southampton as 10 changes proved a step too far.
A well-taken hat-trick from Edward Nketiah was more than enough for Arsenal u23s to prevail with a comfortable 3-0 home win against Leicester on Monday evening.
Arsenal recorded their first Premier League win of November with a hard fought win against AFC Bournemouth. So how did the players do individually?
Arsenal had to overcome a determined Bournemouth side and an idiotic Mike Jones to claim all three points at the Emirates on Sunday afternoon.
A well-taken stoppage-time equaliser courtesy of Stephy Mavididi, who previously levelled the scoring just before half-time, has ensured that Arsenal’s hopes of qualifying from Group A into the UEFA Youth League play-off places will go to the wire.
It was not a fun night at the Emirates on Wednesday evening as Arsenal drew 2-2 with PSG, but how did the players do individually?
Arsenal rode their luck to claim their third successive draw, this time against PSG in the Champions League
Petr Cech was interviewed post-match at Old Trafford and gave a glowing reference to Olivier Giroud.
Unlike the first-team side before the international break, Steve Gatting’s u23 side were victorious over their north London counterparts in an impressive manner away from home.
A draw at Old Trafford is better than a loss
Arsenal somehow managed to get a poit at Old Trafford despite stinking the place up
Arsenal were well below par against Tottenham on Sunday and might think that a point was a decent result given how poor they were at times. Here’s how the players rated individually:
Edward Nketiah continued his impressive goalscoring run, netting his 8th goal of the u18 Barclays Premier League season – but it was not enough for Kwame Ampadu’s youngsters to secure all three points in a top-of-the-table clash with West Ham.
Arsenal had to be happy with just a point when they faced Tottenham at the Emirates on Sunday.
Despite taking the lead in the first-half through Reiss Nelson, his second goal in successive games against the Bulgarian side, the Young Guns were unable to effectively see the game out and succumbed to a frustrating 1-1 draw after Preslav Petrov’s second-half effort despite creating a number of chances after the interval.
We did it the Arsenal way but we’re through to the Champions League final 16 once again.