Arsenal's teenage spark
Arsenal beat Everton 2-0 on Saturday and 16-year-old Max Dowman scored — one of the youngest scorers in Premier League history — helping the Gunners keep control of the title race The Independent.
At 16 years and 73 days, Max Dowman became the Premier League’s youngest-ever goalscorer. (premierleague.com) His strike shaved 197 days off the previous record set by James Vaughan (16 years, 270 days), whose landmark goal came on April 10, 2005. (premierleague.com) Dowman was introduced in the 74th minute as a substitute for Martín Zubimendi. (premierleague.com) He then swung the cross that created Viktor Gyökeres’ 89th‑minute opener. (skysports.com) The teenager’s finish arrived in the seventh minute of stoppage time (90+7), a solo break with Jordan Pickford upfield from a corner that left an empty net to be rolled into. (skysports.com) The win took Arsenal to 70 points from 31 games, leaving them nine clear of Manchester City (61 from 30) as the title race entered its final weeks. (skysports.com) A Hale End graduate born in Chelmsford, Dowman was making only his seventh senior appearance and his third Premier League outing when he produced the cameo that Arteta said came from a “gut feeling” to bring him on. (arsenal.com)
