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Philip Duncan

Arsenal 2-0 Brighton: Max Dowman makes history as Gunners seal Carabao Cup quarter-final spot

Decision vindicated: Mikel Arteta handed 15-year-old Max Dowman his first start for Arsenal against Brighton in the Carabao Cup - (John Walton/PA Wire)

Ethan Nwaneri and Bukayo Saka both struck in the second half to secure Arsenal's eighth consecutive victory with a 2-0 Carabao Cup fourth round win over Brighton at the Emirates Stadium.

On a night Max Dowman stole the pre-match headlines as the 15-year-old became Arsenal's youngest-ever starter, it was another product of the fabled Hale End Academy who delivered the breakthrough.

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