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Stephy Mavididi scored his first goal in senior football, while Emi Martinez made his first league start of the season - an encouraging weekend for Arsenal's loanees.

Stephy Mavididi marked his loan move to Charlton with a stylish first professional goal that ended a run of eight games without a win.

Arsenal's u18s triumphed over Aston Villa courtesy of a couple of penalties from Trae Coyle, in Saturday's u18 Premier League match up.

Xavier Amaechi is delighted to have signed his first professional contract with Arsenal on his 17th birthday.

Arsenal's new £2m signing Konstantinos Mavropanos has thanked the club for signing him from Greek side PAS Giannina and giving him the chance to play football at the top level.

The official UEFA website picked their 50 young players to watch in 2018, and not one of them plays for Arsenal.

17-year-old attacker Xavier Amaechi has signed his first professional contract with Arsenal.

Charlton Atheltic manager Karl Robinson says he's excited to work with Stephy Mavididi again, after the Arsenal youngster completed a loan move to the club.

Charlton Athletic have officially signed Stephy Mavididi back on loan until the end of the season.

Marc Bola was the only Arsenal loanee to feature over the weekend, playing a full 90 minutes in a 1-1 draw with Oldham.

Stephy Mavididi and Marc Bola featured in a pair of disappointing draws for their Preston North End and Bristol Rovers respectively on Boxing Day.

Arsenal's young Gunners delivered impressive showings in the Carabao Cup, helping the team progress to the semi-finals and to the cusp of some silverware.

Arsenal included seven academy players in first-team training on Monday, ahead of the Gunners' League Cup quarter-final against West Ham United.

Lucas Perez and Takuma Asano were the only Arsenal loanees to feature over the weekend, and both were involved in games they'd prefer to forget.

Joe Willock believes that the u23 side can win the Premier League 2 title this season.

Just one Arsenal loanee featured, with Takuma Asano appearing for Stuttgart, while Kelechi Nwakali was an unused substitute in midweek.

Jordi Osei-Tutu has signed a contract extension with Arsenal as Joseph Olowu signs his first professional contract.

Barking academy director Mick O'Shea is looking to put on more tournaments in the area as part of their partnership with Arsenal.

Arsenal and Barking have entered a partnership that will help hopefully help find the next Alex Iwobi.

Hector Bellerin has been impressed by Reiss Nelson's transition from attacker to wing back.

Stephy Mavididi missed out on Preston North End's match through injury, but Takuma Asano and Lucas Perez both featured at the weekend.

Vlad Dragomir is earning a lot of praise in his home country, Romania, after another good performance and a brace against West Ham for Arsenal's u23s.

Lucas Perez was in action for Deportivo and got on the scoresheet. Stephy Mavididi was given a rare start and Takuma Asano also featured. The rest were on the bench or left out entirely.

Arsenal won their first game of the Premier League International Cup thanks to a fine strike from Reiss Nelson.

On Friday evening Arsenal play against FC Porto B in their first group stage game of the Premier League International Cup, but what is the competition for?

Heather O'Reilly has praised Sunderland's defensive line after Arsenal found it difficult to break them down on Sunday.

It was a quiet couple of days for the Arsenal loanees this weekend, as many clubs took time off for the international break.

Eddie Nketiah racked up another goal for the England u19s against Iceland on Saturday, helping the Young Lions to a 2-1 victory.

Arsenal have given academy graduates the most opportunities of any club in the top two divisions this season.

Eddie Nketiah scored four goals for the England u19s as they breezed past Faroe Islands with a 6-0 victory.

There were a couple of Arsenal loanees in action on Wednesday night, with Bola enduring a cup exit at the hands of Swindon, while Nwakali picked up 45 minutes for the reserves.

Just three of Arsenal's nine loanees were involved over the weekend, as many continue to struggle with game-time or injuries. None of them were on the winning side either.

Petr Čech surprised Arsenal youth star Vlad Dragomir by speaking to him in Romanian, when the pair met in first-team training.

Lucas Perez, Takuma Asano and Kelechi Nwakali all started their matches on Saturday, whilst a few other loanees missed out.

Arsenal have a total of seven players called up for England duty at various youth levels, as the young Gunners benefit from their recent senior match experiences.

Joe Willock has put pen to paper on a new, long-term deal with Arsenal.

Joe Willock, Reiss Nelson and Eddie Nketiah have all been given England u19 call-ups.

Barking have signed an exciting player development deal with Arsenal.

England's youth teams have been very successful in 2017, but how many of their players come from Arsenal, compared to other clubs?

Eddie Nketiah hailed the u23s' character after they came from 2-1 behind to draw 2-2 with Chelsea's u23s on Saturday.