Gooner Talk

On-loan Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere shone in a terrific display for Bolton against West Ham this afternoon — and was rewarded with a classy goal.

The 18-year-old scored through a clever scissor kick finish with just 16 minutes on the clock at Upton Park.

Our good friends over at Young Guns have updates on all of the Arsenal loanees. Click here to check out their progress.

Wilshere’s goal v West Ham:

Bendtner goal v Austria

Vela goal v New Zealand

Arshavin assist (corner) for Bilyaletdinov v Hungary

Everyone at Gooner Talk would like to wish Arsenal forward Carlos Vela a very Happy 21st Birthday today!

The Mexican international hasn’t played much football for Arsene Wenger’s side this season, with small injuries and other striking options being used instead of the talented frontman.

However, Carlos will look to push on in the coming weeks and help Arsenal chase the Premier League title.

Signed from Guadalajara in 2006, Vela has since scored 7 goals in 46 appearances (many of them from the substitutes bench).

Here are some of Carlos’ best moments in an Arsenal shirt – enjoy!

Leave your birthday wishes for Vela in the comments section below!

“Ryan Shawcross has no bad blood in him whatsoever. There is no way in a million years he would ever go out to try and hurt someone.”

That’s what Tony Pulis said in his post-match interview when asked about Ryan Shawcross’ horrific challenge on Aaron Ramsey.

However, yesterday’s incident wasn’t the first time Shawcross has seriously injured a fellow professional.

In 2007, the defender broke former Arsenal striker Franny Jeffers’ ankle, leading many fans and journalists alike questioning Shawcross’ discipline.

In November 2008, Shawcross tackled Gunners frontman Emmanuel Adebayor when he was off the pitch. The Togolese was ruled out for three weeks, while Arsene Wenger let his own feelings out after the game.

The Frenchman raged:

‘Do you think Delap tried to play the ball when he tackled Walcott? Or that Shawcross tried to play the ball when he tackled Adebayor off the pitch. All the players have been injured deliberately’

We’ll leave you to judge for yourselves..