Max Dowman grew to become the Premier League’s youngest ever goalscorer. Picture: AFP
LONDON:
Max Dowman, 16, propelled Arsenal nearer to the title by turning into the Premier League’s youngest ever goalscorer in a dramatic 2-0 win towards Everton on Saturday as Manchester Metropolis stumbled in a 1-1 draw at West Ham.
Mikel Arteta’s males are edging in direction of a primary league title in 22 years as their benefit over Metropolis, who’ve a sport in hand, now stands at 9 factors.
Arsenal struggled to interrupt down stubborn Everton till the teenage substitute turned the sport within the remaining moments.
Viktor Gyokeres lastly discovered a approach via within the 89th minute, with a serving to hand from Everton goalkeeper Jordan Pickford who flapped at Dowman’s cross.
The following scenes of delirium on the pitch and within the stands underlined the importance of a fourth successive league win.
There was nonetheless time for Dowman to run the size of the pitch and slot into an empty web with Pickford nowhere to be seen after developing for an Everton nook in stoppage time.
Aged simply 16 and 73 days, Dowman is now the youngest scorer within the historical past of the Premier League and in Arsenal’s historical past.
“He modified the sport each time he acquired the ball. He made issues occur and we appeared like extra of a risk,” added Arteta.
“To do it at that age, on this context, with the strain and expectations to win the sport, it is simply not regular.”
Arsenal, trophyless since 2020, stay within the hunt for a quadruple.
The leaders rode their luck to beat a depleted Everton, including to the mounting feeling that they are going to be one of many least stylistically spectacular champions in latest reminiscence in the event that they do take the crown.
However Arteta and firm will not care about that forward of an enormous week.
The Gunners have a Champions League last-16 second leg towards Bayer Leverkusen subsequent week, with the tie stage at 1-1, earlier than heading to Wembley to face Metropolis within the League Cup remaining.
Metropolis’s season is at risk of coming off the rails as West Ham clung on for a degree that lifted them out of the relegation zone for the primary time in three months.
Pep Guardiola’s males had been thrashed 3-0 by Actual Madrid within the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie in midweek and have dropped 4 factors to sides battling relegation of their final two Premier League outings.
Bernardo Silva’s tried cross floated in on the far put up to present Metropolis the lead on the London Stadium.
However the benefit lasted lower than 4 minutes earlier than Konstantinos Mavropanos headed in from a nook.
Metropolis dominated the second half however did not discover a approach via as Erling Haaland’s barren spell in entrance of aim goes on.
Guardiola stated earlier than the sport his facet had no extra room for error within the title race and their probability could have disappeared when Marc Guehi ballooned over an excellent alternative to win the sport in stoppage time.
“Perhaps sure, possibly no,” stated Metropolis midfielder Rodri on whether or not the title race is over. “We’re not going to drop arms, we will maintain preventing.”
A degree for West Ham additionally has enormous ramifications on the backside of the desk.
Nottingham Forest drop into the underside three with Tottenham forward of the Hammers now solely on aim distinction.
Chelsea rocked
Fifth-placed Chelsea had been crushed by Anthony Gordon’s aim at Stamford Bridge to spherical off a painful week.
Thrashed 5-2 at Paris Saint-Germain within the last-16 first leg, Liam Rosenior’s facet had been breached within the 18th minute Gordon transformed from Joe Willock’s cross.
Chelsea will drop to sixth so long as Liverpool keep away from defeat towards struggling Tottenham on Sunday, with the highest 5 set to qualify for subsequent season’s Champions League.
A uncommon win at Stamford Bridge propels Newcastle as much as ninth and inside six factors of the highest 5.
Brighton beat Sunderland 1-0 to climb into the highest half because of Yankuba Minteh’s strike, whereas Burnley held Bournemouth 0-0.
