EFL Trophy  Northampton 1 Arsenal 3 : Two Flying Eagles-eligible players on target for Gunners 

Two Flying Eagles-eligible players in the shape of  Zach Awe and Nathan Butler-Oyedeji played pivotal roles in Arsenal U21s away win over Northampton Town.

The U21s of Arsenal defeated Northampton Town 3-1 in an EFL Trophy (also known as Papa John's Trophy for sponsorship reasons) match played at the Sixfields Stadium on Tuesday evening.

Four Anglo-Nigerian youngsters were on parade for Arsenal namely  Zach Awe, Ethan Nwaneri, Nathan Butler-Oyedeji and Joel Ideho.

Awe played the entire duration of the game, with Nathan Butler-Oyedeji substituted in stoppage time while Nwaneri and Joel Ideho came on as second half substitutes.

As early as the eighth minute,  Northampton opened the scoring with a header from Tomlinson following a corner kick by Liam Cross.

In the 56th minute, Arsenal equalized as Zach Awe steered the ball in after a delivery from Mathew Smith.

The coach then brought on Premier League record holder, Ethan Nwaneri in the 63rd minute.

Arsenal's comeback started as Butler-Oyedeji found Amario Cozier-Duberry, who went on to put the visitors in front in the 73rd minute.

Joel Ideho made an entry into the game in the 76th minute as a replacement for Cozier-Duberry.

Butler-Oyedeji  netted Arsenal's third goal in the dying minutes of the game after combining with Ideho. 

Shortly after scoring, Butler-Oyedeji was withdrawn for Kacurri.

With two wins from three matches, the young Gunners are through to the knockout stages of the Papa John's Trophy.

Toyosi Afolayan 

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