With the 2022 FIFA World Cup getting underway on Sunday, there will be no Premier League games played until Boxing Day.
For Arsenal, it means they have to wait six weeks to continue their push to be crowned champions of England for the first time since 2004 having gone into the World Cup break sitting top of the table with a five-point lead over Manchester City following the perfect set of results at the weekend.
Even though the Gunners won't be in action until December 26, they'll still be represented whilst the World Cup is taking place in Qatar as several members of this season's loan army who are plying their trade below the Premier League and abroad don't get much of a break, if at all.
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So, as football continues elsewhere during the World Cup, football.london has taken a look at which Arsenal players will be in action and the all-important dates for supporters to keep in mind should they wish to keep an eye on those hoping to be part of Mikel Arteta's plans next season.
In the Championship, teams are currently enjoying a mini-break but the campaign resumes the week commencing December 5 which means Charlie Patino (Blackpool), Auston Trusty (Birmingham City), Harry Clarke (Stoke City), Salah-Eddine Oulad M'Hand (Hull City) and Brooke Norton-Cuffy (Rotherham) should be back in action very soon.
There is no break for teams in League One or Two so Arthur Okonkwo could be in action for Crewe Alexandra as soon as this weekend when they face Swindon Town away from home, whilst Mazeed Ogungbo will be hopeful of a recall to the Crawley Town squad on Saturday.
Unfortunately, it looks like Tyreece John-Jules will be out for the foreseeable future with a hamstring injury: "Tyreece has a hamstring injury and is under specialist review at the moment as to whether it needs surgical repair," Ipswich Town manager Kieran McKenna revealed. "It’s quite a major tear which is also very disappointing."
In the National League, Tim Akinola and Tom Smith could be in action for Chesterfield and Bromley respectively, whilst in the National League South, Ovie Ejeheri will aim to gain more first-team experience in Chelmsford City colours.
North of the border, the Scottish Premier League resumes a week before Christmas so Ryan Alebiosu could be in action on his 21st birthday and as there is no break for Scottish Championship teams, Alex Kirk will continue for Ayr United.
Then there's Nikolaj Moller (Den Bosch), Marcelo Flores (Real Oviedo) and Miguel Azeez (Ibiza FC) to fly the flag for Arsenal abroad with leagues below the top tier in Netherlands and Spain continuing.
In addition, the second round of the FA Cup will be played across the weekend of November 25-27 so there might be another chance for Okonkwo and Akinola to impress as Crewe and Chesterfield respectively have away ties to negotiate.
To find out when the 15 Arsenal loanees will be in action for their respective clubs from the start of the World Cup until Premier League football resumes on Boxing Day, click through the gallery above for all the information. If you have any problems viewing the gallery, click right here.
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