Teenager Dowman scores twice as Arsenal progress in League Cup

Arsenal's 16-year-old Max Dowman scored twice in a 4-2 League Cup victory at Ipswich Town to continue the club's ​perfect start to the season and Liverpool also reached the fourth round as ‌they beat Tottenham Hotspur 3-1 at Anfield on Tuesday (September 15, 2026).

Dowman showed great ​footwork to open the scoring in the seventh minute ⁠and made it 3-0 shortly after the interval with another silky finish to become only the second 16-year-old to score two goals in the same game for a ‌Premier League club.

Noni Madueke had doubled Arsenal's lead and Mikel Merino made it 4-0 before Ipswich rallied with goals by ‌Anis Mehmeti and Chuba Akpom to salvage some pride.

Dowman matched Wayne ‌Rooney’s ⁠feat of scoring twice for Everton in a League Cup ⁠tie against Wrexham in 2002 and manager Mikel Arteta said "everything is possible" for the youngster.