Arsenal’s famed Hale End continuing to deliver
In what has been a relatively dire few years for Arsenal, their crop of young talents have been a shining light, and offer the smallest hope of light at the end of the tunnel. Bukayo Saka has become an integral part of both the Arsenal and England side in the past 12 months, appearing four times at Euro 2020 for the Three Lions.
Bukayo Saka, Mason Greenwood and Jude Bellingham are among the 🔟 nominees for France Football’s 2021 Kopa Trophy! 🏆👏🦁 pic.twitter.com/Vkjgj6mDbO
— Football on BT Sport (@btsportfootball) October 8, 2021
Emile Smith Rowe too has impressed at domestic level, with the 21-year-old having appeared in all seven of Arsenal’s games so far this season under Mikel Arteta. Southgate revealed that he too was close to making the England squad, saying:
“He is a player we like a lot and was very close to making this squad.
At this moment in time I don’t want to bring in any more younger players out of the Under-21s. They have got to earn that right over a longer period.”
Southgate on Smith Rowe: “He is a player we like a lot and was very close to making this squad.
“At this moment in time I don’t want to bring in any more younger players out of the Under-21s. They have got to earn that right over a longer period.”
— Mark Mann-Bryans (@MarkyMBryans) September 30, 2021
Smith Rowe found himself in the Under 21s for this international break, and started the 2-2 draw against Slovenia. In fact, he was joined in the pitch in the second half by two other Hale End talents, with manager Lee Carsley fielding a front 3 of Smith Rowe, Arsenal loanee Tyreece John-Jules and highly rated forward Folarin Balogun for the final 20 minutes of the tie.
Another duo impress on international duty
Two other young players have also impressed in national team colours over the past week. Firstly, new signing Nuno Tavares was in action for the Portugal U21 side as they played Lichtenstein in an entirely one way affair. 9-0 at half-time, the encounter finished 11-0, with the Arsenal man providing one goal and two assists from the left flank.
A goal and two assists for Nuno Tavares last night as Portugal U21s thrashed Lichtenstein 11-0. pic.twitter.com/yakHJWXuJE
— Charles Watts (@charles_watts) October 8, 2021
Meanwhile, it was another brilliant outing for Karl Hein in between the posts for Estonia. In the previous international break, Hein won many plaudits for his performance against Wales, which held on to a valuable point for his side.
Turning into a frustrating night for Wales against Estonia. Arsenal’s teenage goalkeeper Karl Hein has made two excellent saves to deny Bale and Roberts in the second half. Pressure building
— Sam Dean (@SamJDean) September 8, 2021
And come this international break, he repeated the trick, keeping a clean sheet as his side beat Belarus 2-0 in their latest World Cup qualifier. Currently third-choice at Arsenal, but with Bernd Leno’s future uncertain, could Hein make a play for the no.2 spot next season?
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Premier League table
| # | Team | MP | D | P |
| 1 | Chelsea FC | 7 | 12 | 16 |
| 2 | Liverpool FC | 7 | 11 | 15 |
| 3 | Manchester City | 7 | 11 | 14 |
| 4 | Manchester United | 7 | 8 | 14 |
| 5 | Everton FC | 7 | 5 | 14 |
| 6 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 7 | 3 | 14 |
| 7 | Brentford FC | 7 | 4 | 12 |
| 8 | Tottenham Hotspur | 7 | -4 | 12 |
| 9 | West Ham United | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| 10 | Aston Villa | 7 | 1 | 10 |
| 11 | Arsenal FC | 7 | -5 | 10 |
| 12 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 7 | -1 | 9 |
| 13 | Leicester City | 7 | -3 | 8 |
| 14 | Crystal Palace | 7 | -3 | 7 |
| 15 | Watford FC | 7 | -3 | 7 |
| 16 | Leeds United | 7 | -7 | 6 |
| 17 | Southampton FC | 7 | -5 | 4 |
| 18 | Burnley FC | 7 | -6 | 3 |
| 19 | Newcastle United | 7 | -8 | 3 |
| 20 | Norwich City | 7 | -14 | 1 |
| Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| Salah, Mohamed | Liverpool FC | 6 |
| Vardy, Jamie | Leicester City | 6 |
| Antonio, Michail | West Ham United | 5 |
| Fernandes, Bruno | Manchester United | 4 |
| Mane, Sadio | Liverpool FC | 4 |
| Maupay, Neal | Brighton & Hove Albion | 4 |
| Sarr, Ismaila | Watford FC | 4 |
| Townsend, Andros | Everton FC | 3 |
| Benrahma, Said | West Ham United | 3 |
| Son, Heung Min | Tottenham Hotspur | 3 |
| Gray, Demarai | Everton FC | 3 |
| Ronaldo, Cristiano | Manchester United | 3 |
| Lukaku, Romelu | Chelsea FC | 3 |
| Calvert-Lewin, Dominic | Everton FC | 3 |
| Jota, Diogo | Liverpool FC | 3 |
| Hwang, Hee-chan | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3 |
| Raphinha | Leeds United | 3 |
| Greenwood, Mason | Manchester United | 3 |
| Doucoure, Abdoulaye | Everton FC | 2 |
| Jesus, Gabriel | Manchester City | 2 |
| Player | Team | Red Cards | Yellow Cards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis, Emmanuel | Watford FC | 0 | 4 |
| Skipp, Oliver | Tottenham Hotspur | 0 | 4 |
| Pogba, Paul | Manchester United | 0 | 3 |
| Doucoure, Abdoulaye | Everton FC | 0 | 3 |
| Rice, Declan | West Ham United | 0 | 3 |
| Cooper, Liam | Leeds United | 0 | 3 |
| Norgaard, Christian | Brentford FC | 0 | 3 |
| Tarkowski, James | Burnley FC | 0 | 3 |
| Veltman, Joel | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0 | 3 |
| Brownhill, Josh | Burnley FC | 0 | 3 |
| Etebo, Oghenekaro | Watford FC | 0 | 3 |
| Djenepo, Moussa | Southampton FC | 0 | 3 |
| Antonio, Michail | West Ham United | 0 | 1 |
| Fernandes, Bruno | Manchester United | 0 | 2 |
| Maupay, Neal | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0 | 2 |
| Jimenez, Raul | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0 | 2 |
| Raphinha | Leeds United | 0 | 2 |
| Gallagher, Conor | Crystal Palace | 0 | 2 |
| Alonso, Marcos | Chelsea FC | 0 | 2 |
| Ward Prowse, James | Southampton FC | 1 | 1 |
| Player | Team | Assists |
|---|---|---|
| Pogba, Paul | Manchester United | 7 |
| Doucoure, Abdoulaye | Everton FC | 4 |
| Jesus, Gabriel | Manchester City | 4 |
| Salah, Mohamed | Liverpool FC | 3 |
| Antonio, Michail | West Ham United | 3 |
| Saint-Maximin, Allan | Newcastle United | 3 |
| Kovacic, Mateo | Chelsea FC | 3 |
| Townsend, Andros | Everton FC | 2 |
| Benrahma, Said | West Ham United | 2 |
| Ings, Danny | Aston Villa | 2 |
| Toney, Ivan | Brentford FC | 2 |
| Jimenez, Raul | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2 |
| Bamford, Patrick | Leeds United | 2 |
| James, Reece | Chelsea FC | 2 |
| Azpilicueta, Cesar | Chelsea FC | 2 |
| Gross, Pascal | Brighton & Hove Albion | 2 |
| King, Joshua | Watford FC | 2 |
| Pereira, Ricardo | Leicester City | 2 |
| Alexander-Arnold, Trent | Liverpool FC | 2 |
| Rice, Declan | West Ham United | 2 |
