Arsenal’s Reserves host Birmingham City at Underhill this evening with Neil Banfield’s beleaguered troops looking for three points as they complete the last of their home fixtures for this season. A 2-0 defeat to West Ham last time out all but ended all hopes of fighting for the title, but a respectful 2nd place finish is still up for grabs.
Mid-tabled Birmingham have already lost six times this season, including a 4-0 demolition at St Andrews by the Gunners. Seven of the players who started are now unavailable with either first-team duty to loans claiming them, but Banfield’s charges will consider themselves favourites against what’s expected to be a young City side.
In terms of team news, top scorer Sanchez Watt has left for a second loan spell and with Benik Afobe and Chuks Aneke away with England, forward options are depleted. However, Roarie Deacon is back from injury and after playing for the Under 18’s on Saturday, he could go straight into second string action. Sead Hajrovic’s season looks over meaning an unbalanced back line which includes three left footers is set to remain. Rhys Murphy is expected to lead the line after more knee surgery. Swiss defender Martin Angha is again in the squad.
Predicited Starting XI
Shea
Coquelin – Cruise – Miquel – Evina
Frimpong – Eastmond – Henderson
Barazite – Murphy – Freeman
Prediction: Arsenal 2-0 Birmingham City
Kick off at Underhill is at 7pm GMT. Young Guns will have a full Match Report available shortly after the full time whistle.
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i heard coq is away on international duty.
whilst watching the arsenal players warm up 4 the barca game i spotted a fella that i was sure looked ike samuel galindo. i thought he still hasnt signed or was i wrong. did any1 else see him. when they show u a close up of nasri he comes across the screen. jay did u see him and did u know he was training?
Was it a video or a picture? Galindo is training full time with us so it probably was him yep.
it was a video. I thought it was vela at first but when the i hit the rewind button i saw it was clearly him. i just thought it was a surprise because of all that controversy with his age and everything.
any news on Fran Merida ? why isn’t he playing for the first team ? Why isn’t he playing for the reserves to be fit ? I don’t think he’s injured anymore…
can anyway send us a link to that video, wanna see whose in this and whose likely to be in the squad for barca, i no it means nothing but samuel galindo is on the fm10 update as an officially signed arsenal player for 500k, but its not exactly the most reliable source!
Here I found a pic, from behind but you can tell its him:
http://picture.belga.be/belgapicture/picture/prev/19566173.jpg
Does this mean he is training with us full time?
Oh yeah Coquelin is on international duty with U-19s, so i think Yennaris will play RB.
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