Loan Watch: Vela on target for Real Sociedad

Every season a number of Arsenal players go out on loan to gain valuable first-team experience. The 2011/12 campaign is no different and 18 Gunners are currently away from the Club.

Arsenal.com track their progress throughout the season. Our Arsenal's Loanees page offers an overview of all the players and below is the latest instalment of our Loan Watch feature with reports from their latest matches.

Carlos Vela
Barcelona 2-1 Real Sociedad
Saturday, February 4
Carlos Vela was on the scoresheet off the substitute's bench as Real Sociedad lost 2-1 to Barcelona at the Nou Camp on Saturday. The Mexican international struck in the 73rd minute against the Catalan giants, after Tello and Lionel Messi had given the hosts a two-goal lead.

Kyle Bartley
Rangers 0-2 Dundee United
Saturday, February 4
Kyle Bartley played the full 90 minutes of Rangers' 2-0 Scottish Cup defeat at the hands of Dundee United at Ibrox on Saturday.

Emmanuel Frimpong
QPR 1-2 Wolves
Saturday, February 4
Emmanuel Frimpong played 23 minutes of Wolves' 2-1 win over QPR at Loftus Road on Saturday before being forced off with a suspected knee ligament injury.

Wellington
Numancia 2-0 Alcoyano
Saturday, February 4
Wellington played 34 minutes as a second-half substitute in Alcoyano's 2-0 defeat at Numancia on Saturday.

Pedro Botelho
Levante 1-1 Racing Santander
Saturday, February 4
Pedro Botelho played 64 minutes of Levante's 1-1 draw with Racing Santander before being replaced in the second half.

Ryo
Norwich 2-0 Bolton
Saturday, February 4
Ryo did not feature in Bolton's 2-0 defeat to Norwich at Carrow Road on Saturday.

Nicklas Bendtner
Stoke 0-1 Sunderland
Saturday, February 4
Nicklas Bendtner did not feature in Sunderland's 1-0 win over Stoke at the Britannia Stadium on Saturday as he recovers from a facial injury.

Henri Lansbury
West Ham 2-1 Millwall
Saturday, February 4
Henri Lansbury did not feature in West Ham's 2-1 win over Millwall at Upton Park on Saturday.

Joel Campbell
Saint-Étienne P-P Lorient
Saturday, February 4
Lorient's Ligue 1 fixture against Saint-Étienne was suspended.

Vito Mannone
Portsmouth P-P Hull
Saturday, February 4
Hull City's Championship clash againsrt Portsmouth was called off due to a frozen pitch at Fratton Park on Saturday.

Chuks Aneke
Notts County P-P Stevenage
Saturday, February 4
Stevenage's League One fixture against Notts County on Saturday was postponed due to a frozen pitch at Meadow Lane.

Rhys Murphy
Preston P-P Brentford
Saturday, February 4
Preston's League One clash against Brentford was postponed due to a frozen pitch at Deepdale on Saturday.

Sanchez Watt
Bradford P-P Crawley Town
Saturday, February 4
Crawley's League Two match against Bradford fell victim to a frozen pitch at Valley Parade on Saturday.

Sead Hajrovic
Oxford United P-P Barnet
Saturday, February 4
Barnet's League Two match against Oxford United at the Kassam Stadium was postponed due to a frozen pitch on Saturday.

Daniel Boateng
Swindon P-P Burton Albion
Saturday, February 4
Swindon's League Two fixture against Burton Albion was called off due to a frozen pitch at the County Ground on Saturday.

Gavin Hoyte
Cheltenham P-P AFC Wimbledon
Saturday, February 4
AFC Wimbledon did not have s fixture this weekend as a result of a frozen pitch at Whaddon Road on Saturday.

Samuel Galindo
Real Valladolid 4-0 Gimnastic Tarragona
Sunday, February 5
Samuel Galindo was an unused substitute in Gimnastic Tarragona's 4-0 defeat to Real Valladolid on Sunday.

Denilson
Sao Paulo
Sao Paulo are currently in their off-season.

[Monday, February 06, 2012]

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