Arsenal, new youngest scorer
Arsenal beat Everton 2–0 and stretched their lead at the top to 10 points — and 16‑year‑old Max Dowman became the youngest Premier League scorer in history with a stoppage‑time strike at 16 years and 74 days BBC Sport, Sporting News.
Dowman’s cameo directly sparked the late goals: his floated cross forced Piero Hincapié’s involvement to set up Viktor Gyökeres’ opener, then a frantic Everton corner left Jordan Pickford high upfield and Dowman collected the ball near halfway before beating two defenders and finishing into an empty net. arsenal.com He was introduced in a tactical double change — coming on for Martín Zubimendi in the 74th minute — a switch Mikel Arteta later called a “gut feeling.” espn.com The goal came on just his seventh senior appearance and only his third Premier League outing, after earlier this season he became Arsenal’s youngest-ever starter in a Carabao Cup tie at 15 years and 302 days. espn.com At youth level Dowman had already broken age records for England, scoring for the U19s in a 7-0 win over Wales in October 2025 to become the youngest-ever goalscorer at that level. arsenal.com Arteta praised Dowman’s temperament after the match and highlighted his training performances in the days beforehand as the reason for the late call, telling reporters he “had a gut feeling” the teenager could change the game. espn.com Dowman’s strike rewrote two record books in one night — it displaced James Vaughan’s long-standing youngest Premier League scorer mark from April 2005 and also eclipsed Arsenal’s previous youngest scorer entry. premierleague.com
