Arsenal’s Ethan Nwaneri, 15, becomes youngest Premier League player 

Fifteen-year-old Ethan Nwaneri became the youngest player in Premier League history in Arsenal’s 3-0 win over Brentford today.

The attacking midfielder, who was born in March 2007, replaced Fabio Vieira in stoppage time at Brentford Community Stadium.

Aged 15 years and 181 days, Nwaneri beat the record held by Harvey Elliott.

Liverpool midfielder Elliott was 16 years and 30 daysold when he played for Fulham in 2019.

We have the opportunities to bring young players on,” said Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta before the game.

“We are pretty short and opportunities come when issues arise.”

• Arsenal sweep Brentford aside to return to top

Nwaneri has made several appearances for Arsenal Under-18s and played for England Under-16s when he was 14.

Arsenal’s win over Brentford took them back to the top of the table following victories for Manchester City and Tottenham on Saturday.

Last week Northern Irish schoolboy Christopher Atherton became the youngest senior footballer in the United Kingdom aged 13 years and 329 days when he played for Glenavon.

BBC