It has been a disappointing couple of days for the Arsenal academy in terms of results but Brando Bailey-Joseph managed to make an impact in both fixtures.
On Friday night the U21s suffered a 1-0 defeat to high-flying Ipswich, with Max Dowman playing 45 minutes on his return from injury and showing some glimpses of his ability.
Marli Salmon was sent off for dissent in the closing stages but prior to that Bailey-Joseph, who had replaced Dowman at half time, had shown some encouraging signs.
The 17-year-old was very direct in his approach and despite usually being a winger he caught the eye as an attacking midfielder at times.
Today Arsenal U18s were beaten 4-1 at home to Norwich, with Bailey-Joseph again named amongst the substitutes.
The prospect came on at half time again, this time for Kyran Thompson, and led the charge once more as Arsenal attempted to get something from the game.
With Arsenal trailing 4-0, they managed to reduce the deficit and, perhaps unsurprisingly, it was Bailey-Joseph who scored with a neat strike in stoppage time.
Bailey-Joseph, who made his debut for the first-team recently, will hope that he will be able to fully establish himself in the U21 team in the near future, although there is a lot of competition for places at that level.
For now, it seems likely that he will flit between the U21s and U18s, providing him with further chances to showcase his ability.
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