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Max Dowman, 16, may have provided crowning moment in Arsenal’s title charge

Max Dowman, 16, may have provided crowning moment in Arsenal’s title charge

Hello and welcome to coverage from the Emirates Stadium as Arsenal look to extend their lead at the top of the Premier League table with victory over Everton. The league leaders will start the match seven points clear of Manchester City, who have a game in hand, and play West Ham at 8pm tonight. With City 3-0 down to Real Madrid ahead of the second leg next week, their focus this evening could be elsewhere and should Arsenal move 10 points ahead, the pressure would be on to respond. But in north London, Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has dismissed suggestions they have adopted a siege mentality amid mounting pressure. “You just have to go in that dressing room and feel the mood, the energy and the way we talk to each other and how much we value the position that we have right now,” Arteta said.  “So our focus is on what ‌we have to ‌do, what we ⁠have to maintain and what we have to improve together.” With no FA Cup fixture last week, …

Arteta says had gut feeling teenager Dowman would make impact

Arteta says had gut feeling teenager Dowman would make impact

LONDON, March 14 : Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta had a gut feeling that 16-year-old Max Dowman would have an impact against Everton on Saturday but not even the Spaniard could have envisaged how big it would be. Arteta’s side were labouring and in danger of dropping crucial points when Dowman, introduced as a substitute on the hour, provided the spark his side had been missing. It was his cross that led to Arsenal’s opener for Viktor Gyokeres in the 89th minute and then, deep in stoppage time, he raced half the length of the pitch to become the youngest scorer in the London club’s rich history and the youngest from any club to score in the Premier League. If the dust settles on the season with Arsenal as Premier League champions for the first time since 2004, fans might well look back at Dowman’s history-making night as the pivotal moment when they really believed it would happen. “Probably in my head I had a gut feeling. In the last few days in training and I …

Arsenal beat Everton as Dowman makes Premier League history | Football News

Arsenal beat Everton as Dowman makes Premier League history | Football News

Arsenal beat Everton 2-0 in a nervy match in the Premier League as they continue their pursuit of the title. Listen to this article | 2 mins info Published On 14 Mar 202614 Mar 2026 Click here to share on social media share2 Share plus2googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Max Dowman, a 16-year-old Arsenal winger, became the Premier League’s youngest goalscorer with a remarkable stoppage-time strike in his team’s 2-0 win over Everton. Dowman collected the ball midway in his own half, dribbled around two Everton players and raced clear unchallenged from the halfway line to tap into an empty net, with Everton goalkeeper Jordan Pickford stranded upfield having gone forward for a corner. Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of list An English football prodigy, Dowman — at 16 years, 73 days — was playing just his third Premier League match after two previous substitute appearances at the start of the season. He broke the record of former Everton player James Vaughan, who was 16 years, 270 days when he scored against Crystal Palace in 2005. …

Dowman makes history again… and the hype is fully justified

Dowman makes history again… and the hype is fully justified

Chants of “super Maxy Dowman” from the away end accompanied the midfielder’s every move. With 16-year-old defender Marli Salmon also starting, Arsenal became the first Premier League side to start a competitive game with two players at that age. Arteta said: “When the ball is bouncing all over the place, and people are all over his back, Max is just incredible, especially with the speed he delivers. “I’m very proud of him and Marli, and that says a lot about their personality and the quality they have. They need to continue to work and this is the first step for them to take. I think everyone feels involved. “We have the desire that, game by game, we can get closer to things that we can achieve.” Arsenal’s journey now takes them to Bayer Leverkusen on Wednesday in the Champions League, and the prospect of Arteta’s second FA Cup triumph remains in his grasp. They were far from their best here, with Mansfield – 60 places below Arsenal in the football pyramid, and with a squad …