**U18 Premier League**
**Arsenal 1 (Emerson Nwaneri 84) Tottenham 4 (Elliot-Parris 7, Feeney 20, 48, Adewole 88)**
Schoolboy substitute Emerson Nwaneri scored his first goal for Arsenal U18s but the young Gunners suffered a disappointing 4-1 defeat at home to rivals Tottenham Hotspur today.
Arsenal were able to call upon some players who have featured for the U21s recently, including Callan Hamill, Brando Bailey-Joseph and Louis Zecevic John, while Samuel Onyekachukwu and goalkeeper Khari Ranson also came into the starting lineup.
Ceadach O’Neill, who received his first senior Arsenal callup on Sunday, started in midfield.
**Ranson**
**Hamill-Onyekachukwu-Pedro-Ogunnaike**
**Murisa**
**O’Neill-Hashi**
**Bailey Joseph-Zecevic John-Marciniak**
**Subs: Owusu-Gyasi (for Pedro, 46), Thompson (for O’Neill, 57), Emerson Nwaneri (for Hashi, 57), Nduka (for Zecevic John, 71). Not used: Talbot.**
Tottenham took the lead after just seven minutes, with Reiss Elliot-Parris scoring.
George Feeney made it 2-0 to Tottenham in the 20th minute, with O’Neill then hitting the crossbar.
Arsenal made a change ahead of the second half as Abraham Owusu-Gyasi replaced Angelinou Pedro, who had earlier been booked.
Feeney got his second goal of the game early in the second half to make it 3-0 to Tottenham.
Arsenal made a double change just before the hour mark as Nwaneri and fellow schoolboy Kyran Thompson replaced Maalik Hashi and O’Neill.
Another U16 player, Mishel Nduka, later came on for Zecevic John.
Nwaneri reduced the deficit in the 84th minute but Tottenham quickly restored their three-goal advantage with Miracle Adewole scoring.
Arsenal U18s have now reached the midway point of their league season and many of their results have been concerning, as shown by the fact that they are in tenth place in the table.