Report: Youth star likened to Saka called up to Arsenal first-team squad ahead of PSV clash

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Arsenal will hope to record an eighth consecutive win when they face PSV Eindhoven in the Europa League this Thursday.

The Gunners were initially due to welcome the Dutch giants to the Emirates Stadium in Group A last month.

However, the death and state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II saw the match rearranged by the authorities.

Arsenal need just one point to seal a top-two place in their Europa League group.

There’s another quick turnaround in games, with the Gunners playing Southampton away in the league on Sunday.

With this in mind, Mikel Arteta could well make some changes for the PSV clash.

According to Arsenal youth team expert Jeorge Bird, Khayon Edwards looks set to stay with the first team ahead of the match.

The 19-year-old won’t feature for the Gunners Under-21s for tonight’s Papa John’s Trophy game away to Northampton Town.

Edwards ‘is set to be involved in first-team training at London Colney tomorrow morning and could be on the bench against PSV’, wrote Bird.

Arteta has been involving the attacking talent a lot with the first team recently.

Edwards was on the bench against Bodo/Glimt and travelled with the Arsenal squad to Leeds.

Arsenal academy star Khayon Edwards – factfile

Edwards joined Arsenal aged five and has progressed up the ranks to become a key player for the Under-21s.

As per Jeorge Bird and football.london, he has developed a reputation for being a clinical centre-forward.

This season, Edwards has two goals and one assist from four Premier League 2 outings.

His Arsenal U21s record reads 10 games, three goals and two assists. Meanwhile his U18 record reads 41 appearances, 23 goals and nine assists.

Football.london has reported that Chelsea and Brighton and Hove Albion made approaches to Edwards towards the end of last season, with his deal set to expire.

However, the striker – whose playing style been compared to that of Eddie Nketiah and Bukayo Saka – went on to sign his first professional contract with Arsenal in May.