Max Dowman steals the show at Arsenal gala प्रदर्शन

Arsenal and Liverpool are through to the fourth round of the EFL Cup after wins over Ipswich Town and Tottenham Hotspur respectively. Max Dowman once again showed what he can do for Arsenal with two fine goals.

Ipswich Town - Arsenal 2-4

Arsenal, with a much-changed side, made a flying start at Ipswich. Max Dowman finished calmly after a fine individual move and Noni Madueke soon doubled the lead. The away end at Portman Road loved it.

Zian Flemming struck the winning goal in the 90th minute away to Crystal Palace on Saturday. The Dutchman also looked lively against Arsenal, but he could not pull one back before half-time. Arsenal went into the break with a comfortable lead.

Shortly after the restart, Dowman struck again and all the tension vanished. Arsenal then saw out the third-round EFL Cup tie with little fuss and Mikel Merino even made it 0-4. Anis Mehmeti pulled one back for Ipswich after a slick move by the home side, and in stoppage time former Ajax player Chuba Akpom also scored.

Liverpool - Tottenham Hotspur 3-1

Liverpool and Tottenham both made plenty of changes, which handed places in Liverpool's starting XI to Cody Gakpo, Jeremie Frimpong and former Ajax loanee James McConnell. But Alexis Mac Allister opened the scoring after about 20 minutes with a measured strike into the top corner: 1-0.   

Earlier, Lucas Bergvall had already passed up a huge chance for Tottenham. In an otherwise even first half, Mohammed Kudus also had a big opportunity to level the score, but his effort flew just over the goal.   

Then Liverpool quickly made it 2-0 after the break through Gakpo. The Dutchman, wearing the captain's armband at Anfield, shifted the ball nicely on to his right foot and unleashed a wonderful strike. That gave the home side some breathing space, but Spurs hit back 20 minutes from time when Conor Gallagher made it 2-1 from a corner.   

Still, it was not enough, because in stoppage time Dominik Szoboszlai once again showed his great class. After a deft dink from Gakpo, the Hungarian let the ball bounce once before smashing it into the top corner from about 25 yards: 3-1.