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 17 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.
Nicklas Bendtner
Newcastle 1-1 Sunderland
Sunday, March 4
Nicklas Bendtner helped Sunderland to a 1-1 draw in Sunday's Tyne-Wear derby, playing 70 minutes and firing home from the penalty spot in the first half. The Danish international's first-half spot-kick looked to have won all three points for Martin O'Neill's side, before Shola Ameobi struck late for the hosts at St James' Park.
Wellington
Villarreal B 4-3 Alcoyano
Saturday, March 3
Wellington came off the bench to score in Alcoyano's 4-3 defeat to Villarreal B on Saturday. The striker came on as a second-half substitute in the 66th minute, before finding the target with seven minutes remaining.
Andrey Arshavin
CSKA Moscow 2-2 Zenit St. Petersburg
Saturday, March 3
Andrey Arshavin made his first appearance for Zenit since returning on loan in Saturday's 2-2 draw with CSKA Moscow. The attacking midfielder played 54 minutes before being replaced in the second half.
Ryo
Manchester City 2-0 Bolton
Saturday, March 3
Ryo played the whole of Bolton's 2-0 defeat to Manchester City at Etihad Stadium on Saturday.
Vito Mannone
Blackpool 1-1 Hull
Friday, March 2
Vito Mannone played the full 90 minutes in Hull's 1-1 draw with Blackpool on Friday, earning plaudits with another impressive display between the posts.
Henri Lansbury
Cardiff 0-2 West Ham
Sunday, March 4
Henri Lansbury played 74 minutes of West Ham's 2-0 win over Cardiff on Sunday.
Craig Eastmond
Scunthorpe 4-1 Wycombe
Saturday, March 3
Craig Eastmond played the whole of Wycombe's 4-1 defeat to Scunthorpe at Glanford Park on Saturday.
Carlos Vela
Athletic Club 2-0 Real Sociedad
Sunday, March 4
Carlos Vela played 76 minutes of Real Sociedad's 2-0 defeat at Athletic Club on Sunday, before being replaced in the second half.
Sead Hajrovic
Barnet 1-1 Rotherham
Saturday, March 3
Sead Hajrovic played 23 minutes as a second-half substitute in Barnet's 1-1 draw with Rotherham at Underhill on Saturday.
Joel Campbell
Lorient 0-2 Stade Rennes
Sunday, March 4
Joel Campbell played 21 minutes as a second-half substitute in Lorient's 2-0 home defeat to Stade Rennes on Sunday.
Rhys Murphy
Colchester 3-0 Preston
Saturday, March 3
Rhys Murphy made his first Preston start on Saturday, playing 57 minutes of Preston's 3-0 defeat to Colchester on Saturday.
Sanchez Watt
Crawley 0-1 Torquay, March 3
Southend 0-0 Crawley, March 5
Sanchez Watt was an unused substitute in Crawley's goalless draw against nine-man Southend at Roots Hall on Monday night. The striker played the full 90 minutes of Crawley's 2-0 defeat to Torquay on Saturday.
Denilson
XV de Piracicaba 0-1 Sao Paulo
Sunday, March 4
Denilson did not feature in Sao Paulo's 1-0 victory over XV de Piracicaba on Sunday.
Daniel Boateng
Oxford 2-0 Swindon
Saturday, March 3
Daniel Boateng did not feature in Swindon's 2-0 derby defeat to Oxford United at the Kassam Stadium on Saturday.
Kyle Bartley
Rangers 1-4 Hearts
Saturday, March 3
Kyle Bartley did not feature in Rangers' 2-1 defeat to Hearts at Ibrox on Saturday.
Samuel Galindo
Huesca 0-0 Gimnastic Tarragona
Saturday, March 3
Samuel Galindo did not feature in Gimnastic Tarragona's goalless draw against Huesca on Saturday.
Pedro Botelho
Levante 3-1 Real Betis
Monday, March 5
Pedro Botelho did not feature in Levante's 3-1 win over Real Betis on Monday.
