Arsenal u18s

Donyell Malen scored and created an assist as Arsenal u18s secured an impressive 3-0 away victory over Leicester City on Saturday afternoon.

Injuries are a common occurrence in a physical sport such as football and can seriously hamper development at youth level, something that right-back Jordi Osei-Tutu is thankful to not have experience of.

2016 was a whirlwind year for talented defender Daniel Ballard after being release and then resigned by the club in a move he described as unheard of.

Arsenal u18s have been knocked out of this year’s FA Youth Cup after a surprise 1-0 defeat in the third-round of the prestigious competition.

Given a professional contract to celebrate his 17th birthday, it’s fair to say that talented winger, Reiss Nelson, has earned praise and rave reviews alike for an excellent 2016.

Arsenal have completed the signing of centre-back Zech Medley on a scholarship deal, following a successful trial.

Edward Nketiah continued his red-hot goalscoring form with his 10th goal at u18 level this season while Joe Willock equalised from the penalty spot shortly afterwards.

Having joined Arsenal at u9 level, Josh Benson is a talented English midfielder with plenty of promise

Tobi Omole, who turns 17 in mid-December, is one of Arsenal’s defensive prospects developing at the Academy.

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.

A round-up of all the latest news and gossip surrounding Arsenal’s youth ranks.

Edward Nketiah scored his 8th goal of the U18 Barclays Premier League season in a slender 1-0 victory for Kwame Ampadu’s side at home against Norwich.

Kwame Ampadu’s side were comprehensively beaten 5-1 away at Reading, and finished the match with ten men after a late dismissal to compound their misery even further.

Arsenal were forced to share the spoils in an entertaining but frustrating 1-1 draw with Fulham on Saturday morning.

Following their 5-0 thrashing over Leicester last weekend, Arsenal’s u18 side continued their impressive start to the campaign with a north London derby victory over Tottenham.

Arsenal’s u18s got off to a fantastic start to the U18 Premier League in their Saturday opener against Aston Villa at London Colney.

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Crowley completes League 1 loan move As we reported earlier this weekend, Dan Crowley will spend the full 2016/17 campaign on-loan at League One side…

Fortune’s injury frustration With pre-season already underway, a number of talented youngsters in the u21, u18 and schoolboy set-up are eager to take their chance…

Goals from Chris Willock as well as substitute Donyell Malen were unfortunately not enough for the Young Guns to progress into this year’s FA Youth Cup final and we lost 4-3 on aggregate after two quick-fire Manchester City strikes.