According to Brighton and Hove Albion's official website, Brighton are set to extend the loan deal of Arsenal defender Gavin Hoyte until the new year.

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This week and continuing from the close of the summer transfer window Arsenal have been linked with many players, the majority being more young possible acquisitions. However today I have set out to attempt to reveal what players are realistic signings in January.

Eden Hazard

Hazard is an attacking midfielder currently playing for Lille in French Ligue 1.

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Tonight sees Arsenal embark upon another Carling Cup campaign when we host West Brom at the Emirates. Injuries to key first team players mean that the likes of Bendtner will not be risked; neither will Rosicky's come back from injury be risked.

Wenger will choose a young team but included in the starting line will be players with both first-team and international experience.

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Following on from a 3 – 0 victory over Fulham, Arsenal's Reserve side picked apart a strong Birmingham team that featured Kevin Phillips and Gary McSheffrey up front. At St. Andrews Neil Banfield made 5 changes to the team that overturned Fulham.

Arsenal lined up as follows:

Vito Mannone

Kerrea Gilbert Kyle Bartley Gavin Hoyte Armand Traore

Craig Eastmond Francis Coquelin

Mark Randall Fran Mérida Gilles Sunu

Sanchez Watt

Subs: James Shea, Cedric Evina, Ignasi Miquel, Roarie Deacon, Luke Freeman.

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As the relegation we have suffered slowly sinks in we have to learn to move on and move forward.

Many players are been linked with futures elsewhere as well as a few of the players stating they may see their futures been decided away from the Boro.

This is to be expected in the modern game, though whilst the season was still in progress it was a very disrespectful happening to both the fans and the club that currently employed them.

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He may not have got onto the scoresheet last night but former Boro favourite Mark Viduka was the best player on the St James' Park pitch as Boro slumped to yet another away day defeat.

The Aussie, a player Boro essentially couldn't afford to keep, was everything Afonso Alves and Marlon King weren't.

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Watching our collapse against Manchester United set me to thinking about what changes we need to make at Arsenal. Right now we just aren't good enough to win a trophy. We need to offload some players and we need to start looking at other players who could come in and address our shortcomings. Click to continue reading...

Watching our collapse against Manchester United set me to thinking about what changes we need to make at Arsenal. Right now we just aren't good enough to win a trophy. We need to offload some players and we need to start looking at other players who could come in and address our shortcomings. Click to continue reading...

Middlesbrough 0-2 Man Utd

Manchester United had the look of Premier League champions today as they eased to a 2-0 win over Middlesbrough at the Riverside.

PFA player of the year Ryan Giggs scored his second league goal this year with a low drive and then Park Ji-Sung capped off some fine United movement for the second.

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There are currently 13 Arsenal youngsters out on loan. Jay Simpson moved to West Brom and Reserve team captain Gavin Hoyte has joined Watford. Fellow reserve-teamers Rui Fonte, Henri Lansbury, Paul Rodgers and Rene Steer have also departed for Crystal Palace, Scunthorpe United, Northampton Town and Gillingham respectively.

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Seattle beat San Jose, 2-0 yesterday. Steve Zakuani scored a goal and assisted in the second, as the Sounders maintained the best start in MLS history for an expansion team. In that game, goalie Kasey Keller broke the MLS record for the most minutes played without conceding a goal.

The Congolese winger, a London transplant is turning out to be a key player for Sigi Schmid's aspirations and is justifying Seattle's faith in picking him first in the MLS draft as he decided to forgo the last two years at the Univ of Akron.

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Lineups are in:

Middlesbrough:

Jones

McMahon-Wheater-Huth-Taylor

O'Neil-Bates-Tuncay-Downing

Aliadiere-King

Bench: Turnbull, Hoyte, Digard, Emnes, Alves, Johnson, Grounds

As for us, it's close to what I predicted yesterday, with Almunia coming into the squad and Eboue spelling Sagna:

Almunia

Eboue-Toure-Silvestre-Gibbs

Walcott-Fabregas-Denilson-Nasri

Bendtner-Arshavin

Bench: Fabianski, Diaby, Sagna, Vela, Song, Djourou, Adebayor

Good news about Almunia, as this will give him a chance to get game sharp again before Wednesday's game.

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Adebayor on the bench, Eduardo not even there. Song and Djourou wisely rested as well as this is the Arsenal line-up for this afternoon's match against Middlesbrough. My ₤ on the Gunners are of course placed, time to win then.
Arsenal

Almunia, Eboue, Toure, Silvestre, Gibbs, Walcott, Denilson, Fabregas, Nasri, Arshavin, Bendtner.

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Morning all. A pretty good bit to get through today so let's get right down to it.
We've been linked with Mikel Arteta quite a bit going into this transfer season, but Wenger says no enquiry has been made. Now this could just be trying to throw off potential competition for his signature or he could really be serious about, and I have a hunch that maybe they really aren't interested in Arteta. Click to continue reading...

Morning all. A pretty good bit to get through today so let's get right down to it.
We've been linked with Mikel Arteta quite a bit going into this transfer season, but Wenger says no enquiry has been made. Now this could just be trying to throw off potential competition for his signature or he could really be serious about, and I have a hunch that maybe they really aren't interested in Arteta. Click to continue reading...

Morning all. A pretty good bit to get through today so let's get right down to it.
We've been linked with Mikel Arteta quite a bit going into this transfer season, but Wenger says no enquiry has been made. Now this could just be trying to throw off potential competition for his signature or he could really be serious about, and I have a hunch that maybe they really aren't interested in Arteta. Click to continue reading...

Striker Jay Simpson has completed his loan move to West Brom until the end of the 2008-09 season. The 20-year-old impressed in a number of occassions during this season's Carling Cup, during which he scored twice. Another Carling Cup wonder, defender Gavin Hoyte, has agreed to join Watford on loan for the rest of the season. Click to continue reading...

Having failed to reach the Carling Cup semi-final, coach Arsene Wenger wants to loan out Jay Simpson, Gavin Hoyte and Kieran Gibbs. With Barazite and Traore already on loan and rumours saying that Carlos Vela may join them as well, Wenger believes the youngsters need to play in the Championship. He told the official website: Jay [. Click to continue reading...

Arsenal reserve team coach Neil Banfield has branded his players 'over-confident' after a demoralising 4-1 home defeat at the hands of Aston Villa. The Gunners' team, which contained several players who had demolished Sheffield United in the Carling Cup last week, such as Jack Wilshere and Gavin Hoyte, were taught a lesson of their own against [. Click to continue reading...

Arsenal's Carling Cup tie with Wigan Athletic has been pencilled in to be broadcast live on Sky Sports next month. Arsene Wenger's young Guns were rewarded for the mauling efforts against Sheffield United with a game which could see the likes of Egyptian frontman Amir Zaki come up versus Gavin Hoyte. Click to continue reading...

Firstly what a fantastic performance last night, it seems unfair to highlight individuals in what was a magnificent team display. Even the youngsters on the bench are great talents, it really does demonstrate what magic Wenger has done over the years in developing our youth. Those who like to blame Wenger for England's woes would do well to notice the fact that Wilshere, Gibbs, Hoyte, Randall, Click to continue reading...

Arsenal head coach Arsene Wenger named his youngest ever team for Tuesday evening's third round Carling Cup clash with Championship side Sheffield United. Wales Under-21 midfielder Aaron Ramsey, 16-year-old Jack Wilshere, reserve team captain Gavin Hoyte, Kieran Gibbs and Mark Randall all started, while first-year scholar Emmanuel Frimpong, also 16, and Jay Emmanuel-Thomas, 17, were on [. Click to continue reading...

Arsenal head coach Arsene Wenger named his youngest ever team for Tuesday evening's third round Carling Cup clash with Championship side Sheffield United. Wales Under-21 midfielder Aaron Ramsey, 16-year-old Jack Wilshere, reserve team captain Gavin Hoyte, Kieran Gibbs and Mark Randall all started, while first-year scholar Emmanuel Frimpong, also 16, and Jay Emmanuel-Thomas, 17, were on [. Click to continue reading...

So tonight it's the Milk Cup, and Wenger's latest crop of impossibly young professional footballers looks set to take on Sheffield United. Wenger told the Arsenal website:

"You are likely to see Gavin Hoyte, Abu Ogogu, Aaron Ramsey, Mark Randall, Jack Wilshere, Fran Merida and Carlos Vela.

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QPR Official Site - September 22, 2008 - BALANTA ON STANDBY
Angelo Balanta has been placed on standby for the England Under-19 squad.
In the event of any pull-outs, the young striker will join up with the squad for their UEFA European Under-19 Championships Qualifying Round matches against Albania, Northern Ireland and Serbia in Belfast, between Thursday 2nd October and Tuesday 14th October. Click to continue reading...

Arsene Wenger's Young guns face Sheffield United in the Carling Cup this Tuesday, with the youngsters and squad players expected to get a full 90 minutes. That means Nicklas Bendtner and Carlos Vela will most likely partner each other on the night. We saw their frightening partnership in pre-season against Burgenland, Stuttgart and Ajax and [. Click to continue reading...

Perhaps some football tonight can take our minds off all the stuff like ...erm... football. Er... it's the return leg against Shteve McClaren'sh FC Twente and the good news is that Cesc Fabregas is fit.

The boss says he doesn't know if he's going to play him from the start or not but I think he will.

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As usual with Arsene's signings, the arrival of Mikael Silvestre has brought more questions than answers.
Am I happy about the signing? Hmm. Ask me on Septemeber 2.
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Middlesbrough have completed the £3million signing of full-back Justin Hoyte from Arsenal on a four-year contract. The 23-year-old, a former England Under-21 international, has agreed a deal to stay with the Teessiders until the summer of 2012. On his move, Hoyte seemed surprised at how quick everything had been sorted. Click to continue reading...

Middlesborough boss Gareth Southgate is hoping Jeremie Aliadiere will convince ex-Arsenal team-mate Justin Hoyte to join the Teesside club. The 23-year-old is wanted as a replacement for already-departed Luke Young and Arsenal accepted a reported £3.5million bid from Southgate's side yesterday afternoon. Click to continue reading...

Middlesborough boss Gareth Southgate is hoping Jeremie Aliadiere will convince ex-Arsenal team-mate Justin Hoyte to join the Teesside club. The 23-year-old is wanted as a replacement for already-departed Luke Young and Arsenal accepted a reported £3.5million bid from Southgate's side yesterday afternoon. Click to continue reading...

Arsenal have accepted Middlesbrough's reported £3.5million offer for full-back Justin Hoyte after both clubs agreed that the fullback can talk to the north East side. Boro are keen to get a right-back in place before the start of the season, having sold Luke Young to Aston Villa. However, with the opener against Tottenham set for this [. Click to continue reading...

Arsenal have accepted Middlesbrough's reported £3.5million offer for full-back Justin Hoyte after both clubs agreed that the fullback can talk to the north East side. Boro are keen to get a right-back in place before the start of the season, having sold Luke Young to Aston Villa. However, with the opener against Tottenham set for this [. Click to continue reading...

Mornin all. It's been very very quiet on the Arsenal front lately. Tomorrow we start the Amsterdam Tournament, which matches us up against Ajax and Sevilla. It should be the final preparation for our Champions League match next Wednesday against FC Twente. We'll be seeing what will most likely be our starting eleven out there Saturday or Sunday. Click to continue reading...

Morning all,

happy Sunday to you all. A 1-0 defeat to Juventus yesterday in the Emirates Cup made it unlikely that we'll retain this most prestigious pieces of silverware, unless we spank Real Madrid today.

The Trezeguet goal was miles offside, even a blind man who didn't know the offside rule would have given it.

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