Tension mounted as the second half drew to a close. Arsenal controlled possession but struggled against Everton's organized defense. Mikel Arteta sought solutions from the bench, giving Dowman his first Premier League minutes since last august.

In the 89th minute, just as Arsenal seemed destined for a frustrating night, Dowman delivered a cross towards the far post. Jordan Pickford mishandled it, the ball touched Piero Hincapie, and then fell to Viktor Gyokeres. The Swedish striker easily tapped the ball into the empty net to open the scoring.

After that, as Everton pushed their entire team forward for an equalizer, even sending goalkeeper Jordan Pickford up for a corner kick, Dowman seized the ball. He dribbled nearly two-thirds of the pitch before scoring into the empty net, causing the Emirates Stadium to erupt. The young Arsenal talent became the youngest player to score in the league's history at 16 years and 73 days old.

Dowman (center) celebrates the goal that sealed Arsenal's 2-0 victory over Everton, at Emirates Stadium, London, England on 14/3. *Reuters*

This fourth consecutive Premier League victory kept the "Gunners" at the top with 70 points, nine points ahead of Man City, who only drew 1-1 against West Ham. Even if Man City wins their game in hand, Arsenal would still lead their rival by six points.