Dowman double fires Arsenal past Ipswich
Max Dowman scored the first brace of his career as Arsenal overcame Ipswich Town 4-2 in the Carabao Cup third round.
The 16 year-old also assisted Mikel Merino at Portman Road, while Noni Madueke also got on the scoresheet before Anis Mehmeti and Chuba Akpom scored consolation goals for Gary O'Neil's side.
Arsenal only needed seven minutes to take the lead as Dowman played a one-two with Eberechi Eze before wonderfully skipping past Cedric Kipre and firing into the bottom-left corner from close range.
The Gunners doubled their advantage just nine minutes later, with Bruno Guimaraes pouncing on a poor pass from Christian Walton before Merino's deflected pass was volleyed in by Madueke from the right side of the box.
It was a similar start to the second half, with Dowman netting his second just two minutes after the restart as he collected a pass from Martin Zubimendi before curling past Walton, while stand-in captain Merino finished from the edge of the box just before the hour.
Ipswich did pull one back in the 62nd minute through Mehmeti, who had skied a good chance in the first half, after substitute Jack Clarke made an immediate impact off the bench to assist the Albanian.
Arsenal controlled the game from there on in, but former Gunners striker Akpom was able to reduce the deficit to two goals in stoppage time after his shot on the swivel was deflected past a helpless Kepa Arrizabalaga.
Max Robert Dowman
Arsenal FC
