Neil Banfield’s Reserve team are back in action this evening looking to overcome two successive November defeats and get their title push back on track with a win over Fulham at Motspur Park.
Defeats against more experienced Portsmouth and Aston Villa sides have left Arsenal slightly astray in the push to be crowned Reserve League South Champions, but a win tonight, coupled with their game in hand, would blow the title race wide open once more heading into the Christmas break.
Banfield has seen his squad decimated in recent weeks and with Arsène Wenger taking the core of his squad out to Greece for the Champions League clash with Olympiacos, one of the youngest ever Reserve teams may be fielded. A selection of the rampant Under 18’s will debut with the likes of Chukwuemeka Aneke, Sead Hajrovic and Daniel Boateng all set to start. There should also be a run out for James Shea between the sticks while Sanchez Watt has not travelled, Gilles Sunu has, though.
Predicted Starting XI
Shea
Hajrovic – Boateng – Miquel – Evina
Özyakup – Frimpong – Aneke
Watt – Afobe – Freeman
Fulham are expected to bring an experienced side which should include Danny Murphy, Andranik Teymourian, Pascal Zuberbühler and Kagisho Dikgacoi. Former Gunners Michael Uwezu and Keanu Marsh-Brown may also feature. The fixture promises to be a real test of the potential F.A Youth Cup defending side against a largely exciting and experienced Cottagers’ outfit.
Kick off is at 7pm at Fulham’s Mostpur Park training complex where they have a small pitch allocated for Reserve encounters. Arsenal TV Online are streaming the game live from 6.45pm while Young Guns will have a comprehensive Match Report to follow ON the Full Time whistle.
Article By – J.Sanderson
Watt has not travelled but Sunu has? Interesting. No Deacon? And Frimpong has not travelled either?
Why haven’t Watt and Frimpong travelled
Boateng and Miquel in the team? So Ayling has travelled?
Just seen olypiacos pictures and i’d guess that tom cruise will start at left back and barltey at centre back. song walcott vela ramsey wilshere gilbert and merida to start too.
why hasnt watt travelled?? and is emmanuel-thomas eligble for CL
Dean: I hope you do not base that on bibbs, that says F-All with Wenger.
On: I see the pictures as well, Ayling, Cruise, Eastmond, Bartley, Coquelin: that IS a young team. Will this be the youngest ever CL team?
Arsenal Football Club has today announced the following 18-man squad for the Champions League Group H clash with Olympiacos.
Carlos Vela
Theo Walcott
Aaron Ramsey
Alex Song
Mikael Silvestre
Jack Wilshere
Lukasz Fabianski (GK)
Vito Mannone (GK)
Fran Merida
Kyle Bartley
Francis Coquelin
Thomas Cruise
Craig Eastmond
Jay Emmanuel-Thomas
Kerrea Gilbert
Luke Ayling
Mark Randall
Gilles Sunu
lol i got all da names right. look on the last writeup
FABIANSKI
EASTMOND–SONG–BARTLEY-SILVESTRE
RAMSEY—COQUELIN—WILSHERE
WALCOTT–VELA–MERIDA
SUBS:MANNONE,CRUISE,EASTMOND,JET,AYLING,RANDALL,SUNU
http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/news/Aston-Villa-target-has-transfer-to-England-blocked-by-FIFA-and-is-then-banned-for-a-year-article248635.html
I don’t have ATVO subscription, is there other way to watch this games online?
I thought Wenger is a big Admirer of Watt, so why he is not included for CL game?