Arsenal loan watch: Ethan Nwaneri gets another start in latest Dortmund win but another ace struggles in 5-0 hammering

ARSENAL suffered their first loss of the season last weekend at the hands of Brighton. And it was also a tough few days for some of the club’s youngsters that are out on loan. Ethan Nwaneri is continuing to make a bright start to life at Borussia Dortmund Credit: Shutterstock Editorial Ismeal Kabia started his sixth game in a row for St Mirren Credit: SNS In face, three of them tasted defeat too. Here, SunSport Arsenal Reporter Simon Collings breaks down how they all got on for their loan clubs last week. Sign up for the Football newsletter Thank you! ETHAN NWANERI The midfielder, 19 started for the second game in a row and helped Borussia Dortmund beat Stuttgart 1-0 away from home on Saturday. Nwaneri played 62 minutes before coming off, with the victory maintaining Dortmund’s perfect start to the Bundesliga season. He has now made four appearances since joining the German club on transfer deadline day in the summer. He is due to link up with England’s Under-21s during this international break. But Nwaneri will hope to continue his promising start to life at Dortmund after that. BEST FREE BETS AND BETTING SIGN UP OFFERS TOMMY SETFORD The goalkeeper, 20, tasted defeat for the first time over the weekend since joining Stevenage on loan this summer. Most read in Sport The League One side went down 1-0 to Leyton Orient after Alex Gilbert struck with 11 minutes of normal time remaining. Setford has started all three of Stevenage’s games since joining them on transfer deadline day. He won’t be in action when Stevenage face Walsall on Tuesday night as he is on duty with England’s U21s. ISMAEL KABIA The midfielder, 20, started for the sixth game in a row, but he could not stop St Mirren falling to defeat on Saturday. The Scottish Premiership side were beaten 3-0 at home by Dundee United and Kabia was substituted with 13 minutes left to play. CHARLES SAGOE JR The winger, 22, played the full 90 minutes for Kalmar on Sunday – but it was a day to forget. The Swedish side were beaten 5-0 by Hacken, who had scored all five of their goals by just after the hour mark. Comment now