With their games in hand on u18 Premier League South leaders Chelsea and a match still to play against second-place Aston Villa, Arsenal’s u18s know that if they can win the remainder of their fixtures, they’ll top the division.
But there’s no room for dropped points, so the young Gunners needed to take all three from Saturday’s match against Reading.
Thankfully, 15-year-old Max Dowman was on hand to keep up his inspired recent form and drive the team on to a win.
Dowman set the bar high for himself in the 13th minute, receiving the ball on the right touchline well inside his own half before driving past three players and firing into the net at the near post for 1-0.