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Arsenal loan watch: How did seven loanees fare this weekend - 3/10 flop, one still to play
ARSENAL LOAN WATCH - The Gunners have sent seven stars on loan this season, but how did they all get on this weekend? Express Sport rates the players, and it’s not good…
Calum Chambers, DM, 5/10
Played the full 90 minutes for Fulham as they were beaten 3-1 by West Ham on Friday night.
Has had better games this season, though struggled to deal with the Hammers’ attacking threat at the London Stadium.
Likely to start against former club Southampton on Wednesday night in a crunch Premier League relegation battle.
Takuma Asano, ST, 3/10
Struggled as his Hannover team were beaten 3-0 by Eintracht Frankfurt.
Hasn’t found the net at all in the Bundesliga, having made 11 appearances in the league this season.
It’s come with Hannover struggling, just one point clear of the bottom of the table.
Kelechi Nwakali, AM, 4/10
Having been shipped out to Porto, 20-year-old Nwakali has struggled in their B team.
They were beaten 1-0 by Arouca this weekend, in a mid-table clash.
Nwakali hasn’t scored this year and is yet to make a first-team appearances for Arsenal despite signing in 2016.
David Ospina, GK
Ospina has been shipped out to Napoli this season with Arsenal having signed Bernd Leno last summer.
But the Colombian has regularly been switched with Alex Meret in recent weeks.
And it was Meret who got the nod ahead of Ospina this weekend, the Italian keeping a clean sheet in a 4-0 win over Parma while the Gunners keeper warmed the bench.
Matt Macey, GK
Another left on the bench having not played since December.
Macey is spending the year in League One with Plymouth, however has been replaced by Kyle Letheren for 2019.
Letheren conceded one against Rochdale, but Plymouth bagged five to win the clash.
Reiss Nelson shows his incredible talent at Hoffenheim
Krystian Bielik, DM
Another not involved this weekend as Charlton were 2-1 winners at AFC Wimbledon.
Bielik has played a number of games for the Addicks as they look for promotion from League One.
The 21-year-old has started 23 League One matches, but not been in the squad for the last two.
Reiss Nelson, RW
The Gunners youngster is on loan at Hoffenheim this season, though the Bundesliga outfit are in action tonight.
They travel to RB Leipzig in a battle for the top four in Germany.
Nelson was left on the bench for Hoffenheim’s last game, as they were 3-0 winners over Hannover 96.