Ethan Nwaneri forced to 'hand in homework 24 hours after Arsenal debut' – but 18-year-old is now finally allowed to get dressed in Gunners' changing room

Ethan Nwaneri had to hand in his high school homework just a day after he made his record breaking Premier League debut for Arsenal.

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• Nwaneri broke Premier League record with debut
• Handed in English homework the following day
• Can now use same dressing room as team-mates

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  WHAT HAPPENED?

  Nwaneri became the youngest player in Premier League history aged just 15 years and 181 days when he came on in the dying minutes of a 3-0 win against Brentford in September 2022. The following day, he had to submit his GCSE English homework.

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  WHAT NWANERI'S TEACHER SAID

  His teacher, Elle Bewley, told : “I'm not joking, he just walked into school on Monday, gave me his homework, sat down and got on with it. No discussion, no distraction. Nothing.”

• THE BIGGER PICTURE

  The cameo against Brentford was Nwaneri's only senior appearance that season and he made one more in the 2023-24 campaign. This season, though, Mikel Arteta has called on him regularly, handing the teenager 29 appearances in all competitions.

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  DID YOU KNOW?

  Due to his age, Nwaneri was prevented from using the same dressing room as his Arsenal team-mates, but that changed on Friday when he turned 18.