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Max Dowman, 16, Becomes Youngest Premier League Scorer as Arsenal Beat Everton 2-0

The teenager’s record-setting cameo strengthened Arsenal’s title push by opening a provisional 10-point lead with Manchester City holding games in hand.

Overview

  • Introduced in the 74th minute, Dowman injected urgency into a tense game that Arsenal had struggled to unlock.
  • His cross triggered the 89th-minute breakthrough for fellow substitute Viktor Gyokeres after Jordan Pickford failed to collect, with a Piero Hincapie touch preceding the tap-in.
  • Deep in stoppage time, Dowman sprinted from his own half to roll the ball into an unguarded net as Pickford had advanced for a corner.
  • At 16 years and 73 days, he surpassed James Vaughan’s 2005 mark to become the youngest scorer in Premier League history.
  • Mikel Arteta hailed the moment as “magical” and praised Dowman’s composure, as Arsenal moved to 70 points from 31 matches ahead of City’s later kickoff.