Stephy Mavididi

Arsenal’s loanees aren’t playing and they aren’t developing.

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.

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.

Arsenal’s loanees continued to struggle in the latest round of games around Europe.

Arsenal’s loanees had one of their busiest weeks of the season so far, with the highlights being Lucas Perez getting among the goals and Emi Martinez finally getting a start.

Of the nine Arsenal players currently out on loan, four featured over the weekend.

Three Arsenal loanees played a part in Saturday’s matches, of the six players available for selection.

Marc Bola’s loan to Bristol Rovers continues to look like a good one as he gets a run of games, but Arsenal’s other loanees weren’t so lucky on Saturday.

Stephy Mavididi took advantage of the break from club football to score a brace for the England u20s against the Czech Republic.

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.

Marc Bola, Takuma Asano, Kelechi Nwakali and Lucas Perez all featured for their clubs last weekend. 

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’s Kelechi Nwakali scored for VVV-Venlo, while Lucas Perez returned for his former club and Takuma Asano also featured.

It was a quiet day for Arsenal’s loanees with only one featuring for his temporary club.

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.

Stephy Mavididi has made Keith Downing’s 21-man England u20 squad to face the Netherlands and Switzerland.

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