Arsenal Youth Archives: 02/2019

Joe Willock scored twice in a 4-0 win against Tottenham Hotspur on Friday, continuing his remarkable goalscoring form in the current campaign.

Arsenal u23 forward Tyreece John-Jules has returned from injury in time to face Tottenham Hotspur, after a hamstring problem kept him out for just over a month.

Arsenal look set to miss out on Hungarian youngster Dominik Szoboszlai who seems destined for a move to Serie A.

Folarin Balogun has signed his first professional contract with Arsenal, the club announced on Wednesday.

Zech Medley has signed a new contract with Arsenal, just a year and a half after agreeing his first professional deal with the club, as he continues his positive progress under Unai Emery.

After completing his loan move to Arsenal last week, James Hillson has been given the number 68 shirt for the remainder of the campaign.

Reiss Nelson featured in a three-goal comeback against Borussia Dortmund on Saturday, as Hoffenheim snatched a draw despite being 3-0 down with less than 20 minutes to go.

Bukayo Saka scored his fifth goal in four 2019 starts for the Arsenal academy on Saturday, but he couldn’t prevent the young side crashing out of the FA Youth Cup in disappointing fashion.

RB Leipzig want to keep Emile Smith Rowe with them for another season, despite the fact that the Arsenal youngster is yet to feature in a game for the side.

Sam Greenwood scored twice against France on Thursday to keep his fantastic goalscoring record for the England u17s going.

Arsenal have agreed to take Reading youth goalkeeper James Hillson on loan to replace the injured Karl Hein, according to reports.

Konstantinos Mavropanos played another 45 minutes for the u23s on Monday, as he continues his comeback from injury, and he took advantage of the extra minutes to score a goal for the academy side.

Six months into the season, let’s have a look at how each of Arsenal’s loanees is doing so far.

Henrikh Mkhitaryan finally returned to the pitch on Monday, after an injury in mid-December forced him to miss a month and a half of football.

The Arsenal academy won a couple of youth tournaments run by the Premier League last week, as youngsters continue to impress at almost every level for The Gunners.

Arsenal’s FA Youth Cup draw has been confirmed all the way to the final, assuming the u18s keep winning their matches.

Ricardo Farcas, formerly of the Arsenal Elite Academy, featured in SPAL’s Serie A squad for the first time last weekend.

RB Leipzig manager Ralf Rangnick has revealed that Emile Smith Rowe joined the club carrying an injury, and he explained Leipzig’s plans for the Arsenal forward’s loan spell.

Reiss Nelson returned from injury on Saturday, featuring from the bench in a Hoffenheim draw with Dusseldorf.

Arsenal’s Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Matteo Guendouzi, Joe Montemurro, Jordan Nobbs and Vivianne Miedema have all been nominated for honours at the London Football Awards 2019.