Loan Watch: Szczesny in Champions League

Every season a number of Arsenal players go out on loan to gain valuable first-team experience. This season 12 Gunners are currently away from the club.

Wojciech Szczesny AS RomaWojciech Szczesny
Tuesday, October 20
Bayer Leverkusen 4-4 Roma
Wojciech Szczesny played the full 90 minutes of Roma’s 4-4 draw with Bayer Leverkusen in the Champions League. Javier Hernandez scored twice in the opening 20 minutes but Daniele de Rossi’s brace levelled the scores before the break. Miralem Pjanic and Iago Falque were on target to give the visitors a two-goal lead but Kevin Kampl and Admir Mehmedi both scored in dramatic fashion to equalise moments before the final whistle. 

Chuba Akpom Hull City Chuba Akpom, Ainsley Maitland-Niles, Isaac Hayden
Tuesday, October 20
Hull City 3-0 Ipswich Town
Chuba Akpom scored in Hull’s 3-0 win over Ipswich in the Championship. Alex Bruce put the hosts ahead before Akpom scored moments from the break. David Meyler added a third goal to wrap up the three points. Ainsley Maitland-Niles came on in the 46th minute for Ipswich but Isaac Hayden did not play for Hull.

Jon Toral Birmingham City Wellington Silva, Jon Toral
Tuesday, October 20
Bolton Wanderers 0-1 Birmingham City
Wellington Silva played 43 minutes of Bolton’s 1-0 loss to Birmingham City. Paul Robinson scored the only goal of the game in the first half. Jon Toral came on for Birmingham in the 88th minute.

Gedion Zelalem RangersGedion Zelalem
Tuesday, October 20
Rangers 1-0 Livingston
Gedion Zelalem did not play in Rangers’ 1-0 win against Livingston in the Scottish Championship.

Dan Crowley Barnsley Dan Crowley 
Tuesday, October 20
Barnsley 0-2 Walsall
Dan Crowley came on as a 61st minute susbtitute in Barnsley's 2-0 defeat to Walsall in League One. George Evans and Milan Lalkovic scored in the second half to wrap up the win for the visitors.

Emiliano Martinez WolvesEmiliano Martinez
Wednesday, October 21
Wolverhampton Wanderers 0-2 Brentford
Emiliano Martinez played 90 minutes of Wolves’ 2-0 defeat to Brentford in the Championship. Marco Djuricin scored in the first half before Phillip Hofmann wrapped up the three points with a late goal.