After a fantastic season so far, Myles Lewis-Skelly and Ethan Nwaneri have been handed big upgrades in EA FC 25 – but it's not good news for a huge chunk of the Arsenal squad.

With Arsenal currently second in the Premier League and performing strongly in the Champions League, you'd think that EA Sports would be a bit generous when it comes to the Arsenal player ratings in the latest update. But, it's actually the opposite, with seven Arsenal players being handed downgrades in the latest EA FC 25 squad update.

A handful of attacking and defensive injuries has seen youngsters Lewis-Skelly and Nwaneri handed regular game time in recent months, and their impressive performances have been noticed, with EA handing the duo big upgrades. But, elsewhere, the likes of Martin Odegaard, Kai Havertz, and Jorginho have all been downgraded based on EA's judgement of their recent performances.

READ MORE: Latest Arsenal injury news after Takehiro Tomiyasu setback and Kai Havertz scare

READ MORE: Oleksandr Zinchenko exit path blocked as Arsenal look forward to £40m summer transfer boost

Arsenal's updated EA FC 25 player ratings

Let's start with the positives. Lewis-Skelly has been given a whopping +4 increase to his overall rating in EA FC 25, with the 18-year-old jumping from 62 to 66 overall. An increase this large is rare, and expect a few more to come his way in the next few months.

18 of Lewis-Skelly's stats have also been upgraded, with some noticeable changes being made to his Balance (66 to 81), Jumping (60 to 73), Strength (59 to 61) and Composure (59 to 70). He's also had his primary position change from central midfield to left back, while he's gained the Press Proven Playstyle and also had his height corrected.

Nwaneri has been given a +3 upgrade to his overall rating, jumping from 68 to 71 overall. The 17-year-old has had 17 of his stats also improved, including his Sprint Speed (72 to 81), Stamina (52 to 61), and Balance (79 to 83). Like Lewis-Skelly, his primary position has been changed from central attacking midfielder to right winger, while he's gained the Technical PlayStyle thanks to his impressive dribbling.

Despite not playing, Bukayo Saka has received an increase in his Jumping (71 to 73) and his Strength (63 to 68), but apart from these three players, Mikel Arteta's side has been dealt some downgrades.

Martin Odegaard has dropped from 89 to 88 overall, with his potential rating (90 to 89) and Reactions (91 to 90) have dropped while also losing the Whipped Cross PlayStyle. Gabriel Jesus has seen his Reactions (82 to 81), Stamina (81 to 76) and Dribbling (84 to 83) drop, but it's Havertz who's been given one of the biggest downgrades.

The striker's overall rating has dropped to 82, with his potential rating also decreasing from 85 to 84. He's also had 10 of his stats lowered, including Finishing (83 to 80), Composure (84 to 80), and Long Shots (78 to 74).

Jorginho (82 to 81), Kieran Tierney (79 to 78) and Neto (78 to 77) have also had their ratings downgraded along with a host of their stats, while Gabriel Martinelli has lost the Whipped Cross PlayStyle.