Arsenal Youth Archives: 02/2018

Arsenal fans heaped praise on the u18s, after the club Twitter account posted a video of Josh Benson’s strike in the weekend’s 6-2 win over Reading.

Kelechi Nwakali got an assist as MVV Maastricht won their first game since his return to the club while Jeff Reine-Adelaide made his Angers debut after his own January loan move.

Arsenal’s u18s tore Reading apart in their league match over the weekend with a 6-2 victory, increasing their unbeaten run in all competitions.

Arsenal youngster, Chiori Johnson, is on trial with Blackburn Rovers as season-long fitness issues continue to keep him out of the u23 side.

Eddie Nketiah featured in the FA’s 2018 World Cup kit video on Friday, after Nike revealed the new strip this week.

On loan forward Stephy Mavididi will be out for eight weeks with a hamstring injury, Charlton have confirmed.

Eddie Nketiah has been nominated for the Premier League 2 Player of the Month award for January following his brace against Manchester United and hattrick against Everton.

Vlad Dragomir posted pictures on Instagram after video game developers, EA Sports, updated their FIFA 18 squads to include the youth midfielder with Arsenal.

Joe Willock says he’s happy to get a hat-trick of assists, after Arsenal’s u23s brushed Everton aside in a 4-0 win.

Arsenal’s u23s breezed past Everton 4-0 to cut the gap at the top of the table to just one point on Monday.

Stephy Mavididi plans to be in the Arsenal first in a year’s time after gaining valuable experience on loan at Charlton Athletic. 

Stephy Mavididi could be out for three weeks after pulling his hamstring against Oxford United. 

Jeff Reine-Adelaide is looking to improve his end product and tactical understanding during his time at Angers. 

Julio Pleguezuelo and Chuba Akpom made debuts for their new loan clubs over the weekend, as only two loanees played from start to finish.

Arsenal progressed to the quarter-finals of the FA Youth Cup with a win over Middlesbrough, despite a big comeback scare from the u18 side.

Walsall manager Jon Whitney praised Krystian Bielik after signing the young Arsenal defender on loan until the end of the season.

On loan striker Stephy Mavididi has injured his hamstring yet again while playing for Charlton. 

Krystian Bielik is set to miss what would have been his first match with loan side Walsall this weekend through injury.

Jeff Reine-Adelaide made a loan move to Ligue 1 side Angers on deadline day. After completing the transfer, he talked about the goals Arsene Wenger set for him and what he expects from the loan.