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Live Blog: Arsenal U21 vs Wolves U21
Max Dowman starts for Arsenal U21s vs Wolves at Meadow Park
Max Dowman is making his first Arsenal U21s start here at Meadow Park this lunchtime. There can’t be many 15-year-olds who have made their Premier League before being included in an U21 starting XI. Testament to the precocious teenager’s talent and Arsenal’s excellent development pic.twitter.com/WjqFcGkMQ1
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? ???? ???? ??? Clarke & Sweet at the back? Dowman in the middle? Harriman-Annous up frontLet's make it back-to-back wins, Gunners ?? LIVE on https://t.co/l2yjijE876 from 12.55pm (UK)#AFCU21 | #PL2 pic.twitter.com/RHqnsl2uFK
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From the Basque County to Boreham Wood pic.twitter.com/36YMAN8S2N
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Thanks for reading. We'll have Nick Manfredi's report and ratings from here at Meadow Park shortly, in the meantime see you tomorrow for Arsenal vs Man City to cap a busy week, cheers!
FT: Arsenal U21 3-2 Wolves U21 - what a comeback from the Young Guns here at Meadow Park. What a thrilling turnaround!
Cool as you like Harriman-Annous slots home his penalty in the 96ht minute to complete a remarkable second half comeback here at Meadow Park!!!
GOOOOOOOOAAAAAALLLLL!!!!
Andre-Harriman Annous steps up to take it
It's literally the last kick of the game!
PENALTY TO ARSENAL IN THE 96TH MINUTE!!!!
95 - Harrison Dudziak fires narrowly wide
The Wolves keeper is rightly booked for time wasting
Arsenal push forward but an errant cross is gathered by the Wolves keeper
Six minutes added time is announced
CHANCE - Wolves clip the bar from a deep cross cum shot. A let off there for Arsenal
88 - Foul. The ball is dinked into the Young Guns box but the referee gives a foul on one of the Arsenal defenders as the pressure is alleviated
87- Arsenal give away a foul on the edge of the box. Leaving Wolves a dangerous free kick slightly to the right of the 'D'
85 - Marli Salmon is booked for tapping the ball away
85 - Five minutes remaining and it's still Arsenal U21 2-2 Wolves U21 here at Meadow Park
And that’s the end of Max Dowman’s day as the talented 15-year-old is replaced on 75 minutes here at Meadow Park after an excellent finish to make it 2-2 to cap a lively performance all round
70 - With 20 minutes remaining it's finely poised at Arsenal U21s 2-2 Wolves U21s with the Young Guns pulling back a two goal deficit which included an excellent goal from Max Dowman - game on!
What a goal from Max Dowman. You can see a video of the joyous celebrations on our Gooner Fanzine Facebook page right now
Goal! Arsenal U21 2-2 Wolves U21. Superb technique and quick feet sees Max Dowman slot home from close range in a crowded box to level the score. Much to the delight of Gooners here at Meadow Park
GOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLL!!!!!
Max Dowman shows his refreshing innocence by flicking the ball up to give to an opponent for a throw in - before captain Louie Copley has to remind him to drop back to his correct position after the throw is taken quickly. It's little things like that which are why plying his trade in PL2 for a while will help further his progression. And let's not forget the lad is still only 15
Goal! Arsenal U21 1-2 Wolves. Andre-Harriman Annous scores just before the hour mark. Game on here at Meadow Park
GOAL!
54 - An exciting run from Max Dowman sees the Wolves defence backpedal
CHANCE - Unlucky from Max Dowman who thuds the bar here at Meadow Park with a powerful effort that displayed his talent and technique
Goal: Arsenal U21 0-2 Wolves U21. A cracking strike from the edge of the area that flew past Max Porter and into the top corner from No9 Mateus Mane to double the visitors lead here at Meadow Park
GOAL
GOAL
HT: Arsenal U21 0-0 Wolves U21
36 - GOAL - Arsenal U21 0-1 Wolves U21 - After a stuttering run up that seems to be the norm at all levels these days, No7 Tawanda Blessing Chirewa emphatically fires past Max Porter, despite the Young Guns keeper diving the right way and nearly getting a hand onto the fierce drive
Penalty awarded to Wolves U21
Incredibly for the club's precocious 15-year-old this match here at Meadow Park this lunchtime is Max Dowman's first start for the Arsenal U21s
Half an hour gone and it's still Arsenal U21 0-0 Wolves U21 here at Meadow Park
ICYMI: The Arsenal starting XI is as follows: Jack Porter; Josh Nichols, Marcell Washington, Brayden Clark; Will Sweet, Ibe Ibrahim, Seb Ferdinand, Louis, Copley; Andre Harriman-Annous, Max Dowman, Charles Sage Jnr
Prior to this lunchtime Dowman had not featured in any Arsenal U21 games after being part of Mikel Arteta's Asia tour as well as making his Premier League debut during the 5-90 rout of Leeds, while being in the first team squad for four of the first five matches of the season
You'll be pleased to know Arsenals precocious 15-year-old teenager Max Dowman is in the Gunners startling XI
It's a case of the Basque Country to Boreham Wood this week as I only returned after a glorious week in Bilbao and San Sebastián late last night
Hello and welcome to Meadow Park!