Afobe header rescues point for Arsenal at Motspur Park

MATCH REPORT- FULHAM U18S 1 ARSENAL U18S 1

He scored on his debut for Arsenal under-16s against West Ham aged just 13 years and five days and today Benik Afobe found the net on his debut for the under-18s against Fulham.

Options were running low for Steve Bould and a series of injuries and international call-ups meant that Kyle Bartley was re-called at centre-back, with Emmanuel Frimpong also returning to the side, whilst Afobe was named among the substitutes and would enter the fray after an injury to Luke Freeman.

Fulham took the lead, but Afobe levelled proceedings with a header. He could have won the game for the Gunners late on but saw his effort cleared off the line.

Arsenal remain unbeaten in three matches and will be looking for a better result when they welcome Norwich to London Colney next weekend.

Under-19 Qualifiers- Murphy and Lansbury on target as England reach Elite Round

Rhys Murphy, Henri Lansbury, Gavin Hoyte, Jay Emmanuel-Thomas, Northern Ireland u-19 1 England u-19 3

After their 3-0 win over Albania on Wednesday, England were looking to secure qualfication to the Elite Round when they took on Northern Ireland last night. Henri Lansbury, who scored in that victory over Albania, was one of three Arsenal players in the starting line-up, with Gavin Hoyte and Rhys Murphy the others.

The hosts took the lead after just two minutes through James Lawrie, but England fought back with Lansbury finding the target for 1-1.

Lansbury then made it 2-1 from the penalty spot before Murphy sealed the win late on.

England now face Serbia on Monday in a match that will decide the identity of the group winners.

Nacer Barazite- Netherlands u-19 4 Lithuania u-19 1

Nacer played the whole game as the Netherlands got their 2009 UEFA u-19 European Championships qualification campaign off to a good start with a 4-1 victory over Lithuania. Georginio Wijnaldum opened the scoring before further goals from Luis Pedro, Marko Vejinovic and substitute Kevin Strootman sealed the win. The Dutch take on Luxembourg on Saturday before rounding off with an enticing clash against Germany.