Whilst the international break has stopped Arsenal’s first team from competing, the Gunners Under 18 side will take centre stage with a home clash against Bristol City tomorrow morning.
Two wins from two games puts Bould’s boys top of the table with a 100% record, whereas Bristol have had mixed fortunes. They have four points from there two fixtures, and are missing last seasons star performer in Tristan Plummer, installing Arsenal as firm favourites.
Bould missed out on the services of several first choice players last week, but with the Zinédine Zidane Tournament now over, and no Reserves games in the next week, the Under 18’s will be back at full strength.
Top scorer Luke Freeman returns and is expected to partner Rhys Murphy in attack, Kyle Bartley and Emmanuel Frimpong should also come back in, with Craig Eastmond returning to right back. Jay Emmanuel Thomas leads a midfield packed with goals – Gilles Sunu, Sanchez Watt and Jay himself bagged the strikes against Wolves last week.
James Shea will be aiming for a confidence boosting performance, the young stopper is yet to keep a clean sheet this term.
Shea
Eastmond – Bartley – Ayling – Cruise
Sunu – Frimpong – Thomas (c) – Watt
Murphy – Freeman
Jack Wilshere’s long range effort handed the Gunners a 1-0 win away from home last time out, that victory sealed the Academy League Group A title, and three points tomorrow would set the Young Guns well on there way to emulate that achievement.
Match Prediction – Arsenal 2-1 Bristol City
The encounter will not be shown live on Arsenal TV, but match highlights will be available on Wednesday evening. Should you not catch the game at London Colney tomorrow, a Match Report will be added shortly after full time.
Article By – J.Sanderson
How highly do you rate the u16’s performance in winning the tounaments in cannes and italy.
It’s a fantastic accomplishment for the players, coaching staff and the club.
Winning two tournaments against players who were physically bigger and on there home patch is no mean feat. It’s not only a big victory for the club but also football, as the boys played stylish passing football and walked away with the trophies.
Hey J!
Will ozyakup be on the bench or will he playing wit the under16?!! Which players can we expect on the bench for arsenal u18?!!
i love our young guns and i love sites like these that inform the fans whats going on.
i love what wenger is doing,what im trying to say is how proud i am to be a gooner,what a club to support,we have the best in the world.
the future’s bright,the future’s arsenal
you mention Tristan Plummer. We were linked with him a while ago. Do you think Wenger keeps tabs on him still or not?
J. out of the current reserves and first team how many do you think will make it as first team regulars in the future?
He has gone to Luton on loan this season, so i don’t think he would come here now. He is a similar age to Simpson and a similar type of player so i don’t think he would come.
Ozyakup will continue with the Under 16’s for the time being.
Darren – that’s impossible to tell.
is luke ayling better than thomas cruise? is luke ayling any good
I have just seen the highlights of U18s last performance, they were very lucky to win 3-1. Passing was awful and too many players were lazy and failed to track back when they lost the ball. They need better performance this weekend. It just goes to affirm that development is more important than winning at youth level.
J do you think Afobe will stay in the u16s this season?
If I wanted to go and watch this match, where would I go and what time is kick-off?
And for the record, this is an excellent site. Blogland is usually saturated with opinionated idiots. It’s pleasing to read a site everyday where both blogger and contributors are insightful enough to offer good opinion, and debate can be encouaged without people challenging each other personally and maliciously.
why was Sunu taken off shortly after his goal?
J – super website. Does Arsenal now allow spectators to U-18 matches at the Training Ground?
He picked up a slight injury Big D.
Thanks PT, the game at Arsenal’s Colney training centre, 11am kick off.
Anybody can go and watch mate
Tristan Plummer
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Great pornstar name.
FAO Johnty – Tristan Plummer is nothing much AT all.
Arsenal-Bristol 4-0 Watt,Murphy,Sunu,Henderson
http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/arsenal-yth-4-bristol-city-yth-0