Myles Lewis-Skelly of Arsenal
Myles Lewis-Skelly has not been named in Arsenal's Premier League squad(Image: Catherine Ivill - AMA/Getty Images)
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Arsenal star Myles Lewis-Skelly will still be able to play a key role in the Premier League this season, despite not being included in the club’s 22-man squad. The Gunners have submitted their squad list after the summer transfer window came to an end.
Mikel Arteta has named 22 senior players as Arsenal look to retain the league title. New signings Christos Tzolis, Bruno Guimaraes, Ezri Konsa and Illan Meslier have all been added in, though Lewis-Skelly appears to be a notable omission at first glance.
However, the 19-year-old was eligible to be named on a separate Under-21 list, as he was born on or after January 1, 2005. This allows Lewis-Skelly to star for the Gunners while freeing up a spot in the first team squad list.
Premier League rules dictate that no club is allowed to name more than 17 non-homegrown players in their respective squads. A homegrown star is classed as a player who has been registered with an English or Welsh FA-affiliated club for three seasons before turning 21.
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Arsenal have eight homegrown players in their 22-man squad but opted not to use the full 25-player quota. Fellow Arsenal academy prospect Max Dowman is also named among the U21s, with the 16-year-old looking to build on his breakthrough campaign.
Dowman captured attention last season as the midfielder made 13 senior appearances in all competitions. Young defender Marli Salmon has featured four times for the Gunners and remains in the U21 category.
The U21 list also includes goalkeeper Tommy Setford, defender Jaden Dixon, midfielder Ife Ibrahim, plus forwards Brando Bailey-Joseph and Andre Harriman-Annous, who all played for Arteta’s side last term. Meanwhile, many of Arsenal’s academy summer signings, such as Elijah Upson and Igor Tyjon, are also eligible to play in the Premier League.
Max Dowman of Arsenal
Arsenal star Max Dowman made 13 first team appearances last season(Image: Alex Pantling/Getty Images)
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However, Lewis-Skelly will be expected to have the biggest impact of all the club’s youngsters. The teenager has started both of Arsenal’s league games in midfield, being selected ahead of Guimaraes, Martin Zubimendi and Mikel Merino.
The England international will be determined to keep his spot alongside Declan Rice, despite the fierce competition he faces. Premier League clubs can choose to make changes to their squad lists after the winter transfer window closes in February 2027.
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Arsenal's 22-man squad
Arrizabalaga Revuelta, Kepa
Calafiori, Riccardo
Dos Santos Magalhaes, Gabriel
Eze, Eberechi Oluchi*
Guimaraes Rodriguez Moura, Bruno
Gyokeres, Viktor Einar
Havertz, Kai
Hincapie Reyna, Piero Martin
Konsa, Ezri*
Madueke, Chukwunonso Azuka Tristan*
Merino Zazon, Mikel
Meslier, Illan
Mosquera Ibargüen, Cristhian Andrey
Odegaard, Martin
Raya Martin, David*
Rice, Declan*
Saka, Bukayo*
Saliba, William*
Timber, Jurrien
Tzolis, Christos
White, Benjamin*
Zubimendi Ibanez, Martin
U21 players ( Contract and Scholars)
Abubakar, Hakeem Adnan
Agustien, Demiane Hesus
Arteta Bernal, Gabriel Sebastian
Bailey-Joseph, Brando Nyle
Clarke, Brayden Cian
Copley, Louie George
Dixon, Jaden Benjamin James*
Donczew, Axel Karol
Dowman, Max Robert*
Frohock, Marley Linnaeus Henry
Hamill, Callan
Harriman-Annous, Andre Ryan
Hashi, Maalik Hakeem Mohamed
Ibrahim, Ifeoluwa David
Julienne, Theo Devon
Kabia, Ismeal (Loan)
King, Josiah Barack
Lewis-Skelly, Myles Anthony*
Lupinski, Remigiusz
Mbala, Elyon Zikansa
McCarron, Daniel James
Mooney, Evan Andrew
Murisa, Teshaun Tarumbidzwa
Nwaneri, Emerson Paul Kelechi
Nwaneri, Ethan* (Loan)
Nygaard, Lucas Martin
O'Neill, Ceadach Liam
Oba, Jayden Daniel Tomiwa
Odaji-Ukueku, Theo Evandro Oghenekevwe
Ogunnaike, Joshua
Ogunneye, Habeeb Omotolani Oluwatoyin
Owusu-Gyasi, Abraham
Pedro, Angelinou Mbele
Phillips, Bowen Bradley
Porter, Jack Kenny
Purdy, Charlie Daniel
Ranson, Khari Bolaji Mawuvi
Salmon, Marli Ellis
Sampang, Saurap
Scanlon, James Robert
Sesay, Joshua Charlie
Setford, Tommy Hogan
Stachow, Patrick
Stevens, Archie
Tahou, Joshua Jimmitry
Talbot, Jack Edward
Tyjon, Igor Justin*
Upson, Elijah Richard
Washington, Marcell Yamani
Zecevic John, Louis Alexander