Loanees – Barazite & Steer Play As Weather Takes Hold

Welcome to this weekends Loanees Watch – Young Guns’ analysis, reports and updates on the progress of the young starlets currently plying their trade away from the Emirates Stadium.

Arsenal currently have thirteen Reserve team players gaining experience elsewhere. Armand Traoré and Jay Simpson remain in the top flight with Portsmouth and West Brom respectively, whilst Gavin Hoyte, Nacer Barazite and Rui Fonte are playing Championship football for Watford, Derby County and Crystal Palace.

Further down the divisions, League One sides Leicester City, Northampton Town and Scunthorpe United have Kerrea Gilbert, Paul Rodgers and Henri Lansbury, while fellow defenders Abu Ogogo and Rene Steer will ply their trade with League Two Barnet and Gillingham. Two prospects are cutting their teeth aboard – Vincent van den Berg at Dutch minnows FC Zwolle, and Pedro Botelho with Spanish link club UD Salamanca.

In this update you can read about the following players in the following games.

Reports:

Jay Simpson – West Brom 2-3 Newcastle – (Injured)
Nacer Barazite – Derby County 3-0 Plymouth – (75 Minutes)
Rene Steer – Gillingham Town 0-2 Bradford – (12 Minutes)

Gavin Hoyte – Watford P-P Southampton – (Postponed)
Rui Fonte – Crystal Palace P-P Barnsley – (Postponed)
Paul Rodgers – Northampton Town – Yeovil – (Postponed)
Henri Lansbury – Scunthorpe P-P Cheltenham – (Postponed)
Abu Ogogo – Barnet P-P Rotherham United – (Postponed)
Armand Traoré – Portsmouth V Liverpool – (Late Kick Off)
Kerrea Gilbert – Leicester V Oldham – (Late Kick Off)

Jay Simpson – West Brom 2-3 Newcastle

Jay Simpson was forced to sit out West Brom’s clash with Newcastle United this afternoon after picking up a hamstring injury in midweek.

The Baggies were missing Jay’s pace and energy in the opening stages, and were punished when Damien Duff handed Newcastle an early lead. Simpson’s replacement Marc-Antoine Fortuné levelled, before Peter Lovenkrands bagged a goal on his first start.

Steven Taylor’s effort looked to have put things beyond West Brom’s reach just before half time. However, Newcastle were a touch complacent in the second period, and with time ticking down, Fortuné lashed his second of the game to set up a tight finish.

Nacer Barazite – Derby County 3-0 Plymouth

Nacer Barazite continued his run in the Derby County side with another start as the Rams took on Plymouth at Home Park.

Derby looked shaky and uncordinated in the opening stages, but snapped into life through Kris Commons who shot just over. A plethora of fouls dogged the majority of the half, until Gary Teale’s strike found a way beyond Roman Larrieu and into the net.

With their tails up, Derby doubled the advantage after the restart through Rob Hulse. Teale got away down the left, and crossed for Hulse to crash home the second.

That combination brought about the third, before Barazite’s stinging free kick saw Addison head inches wide. Nacer forced Larrieu into action with 20 minutes left with a dipping drive from range – County were in total control.

On 75 minutes Nacer was replaced with Mile Sterjovski on the right wing.

Rene Steer – Gillingham Town 0-2 Bradford

Rene Steer continued his role as Gillingham Town’s bench warmer as they hosted Bradford in one of only 5 fixtures that went ahead in League Two.

It looked like it was going to be another bore draw heading into the break, but Bradford’s Omar Daley warmed the visiting crowd with a well taken finish.

The visitors kicked on after the break, and with 20 minutes left Michael Boulding took advantage of poor defending to slot home the second.

On 78 minutes Rene was pulled off the bench to make his debut at the fourth time of asking, replacing Dennis Oli.

Henri Lansbury – Scunthorpe P-P Cheltenham

Henri Lansbury’s Scunthorpe United debut was against put back after adverse weather conditions saw the Iron’s clash with Cheltenham called off.

Gavin Hoyte – Watford P-P Southampton

Gavin Hoyte was not in action this afternoon after adverse weather conditions saw Watford’s clash with Southampton called off.

Paul Rodgers – Northampton Town P-P Yeovil

Paul Rodgers was not in action this afternoon after adverse weather conditions saw Northampton’s clash with Yeovil called off.

Abu Ogogo – Barnet P-P Rotherham United

Abu Ogogo was not in action this afternoon after adverse weather conditions saw Barnet’s clash with Rotherham called off.

Rui Fonte – Crystal Palace P-P Barnsley

Rui Fonte was not in action this afternoon after adverse weather conditions saw Crystal Palace’s clash with Barnsley called off.

Armand Traoré – Portsmouth V Liverpool – (Late Kick Off)

Armand Traoré is expected to start as Portsmouth aim to end their poor run of form against a shaky Liverpool side.

Kerrea Gilbert – Leicester V Oldham – (Late Kick Off)

Kerrea Gilbert will start Leicester City’s encounter with Oldham this evening, in a game being shown life on SkySports.

Pedro Botelho – UD Salamanca V Sevilla B

Pedro Botelho is expected to continue his run in the UD Salamanca team as they try and return to the form that took them to the top of Segunda with a win over Sevilla B.

Article By – J.Sanderson