Carl Jenkinson

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

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.

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

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.

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

Carl Jenkinson has returned to Birmingham City after Arsenal oversaw his shoulder surgery but he’s still on the road to recovery.

Marc Bola was the only Arsenal loanee to appear on Tuesday, making his third consecutive start for Bristol Rovers.

Lucas Perez scored as none of the Arsenal loanees making appearances were on the losing side this weekend.

Marc Bola was a standout performer against Blackpool, Lucas Perez featured against Espanyol and Nwakali, Mavididi and Asano made substitute appearances for their loan sides.

Arsenal loaned defenders Carl Jenkinson and Cohen Bramall to Birmingham City in the summer, but the sacking of Harry Redknapp could affect their chances of regular playing time.

The season is starting to pick up some speed for Arsenal’s loanees now the transfer window is closed, and Saturday brought another round of fixtures for many of their sides.

Arsenal wanted to sell more than eight players this summer to free up space on the wage bill, in addition to clearing their bloated first-team.

Arsenal were wrong to hang onto Alexis Sanchez and not invest further, according to former Gunner, Paul Merson.

Arsenal left-back Cohen Bramall made his league debut for loan side Birmingham City and played 90 minutes in the Blues’ 2-0 loss to Reading.

Of the six Arsenal players on loan so far this season, five had the potential to be involved in Saturday’s matches, with Emi Martinez and Getafe not playing until Sunday.

If you were already finding it hard not to feel sorry for Carl Jenkinson, then things just got worse for you because Arsenal’s very own Gooner dislocated his shoulder while making his debut for Birmingham.

Carl Jenkinson is hoping that his loan spell at Birmingham will help him get back into the England fold in comments that should be admired for their ambition, if nothing else.

Carl Jenkinson has explained the thought process behind his loan move to Birmingham City.

Arsenal loanees Cohen Bramall and Marc Bola featured in this week’s Carabao Cup games.

Arsenal’s players have had their weekly wages revealed, with Alexis Sanchez and Mesut Ozil the top earners on £140k-per-week each.