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Ethan Nwaneri And bukayo saka Both struck to secure the second half armoryEighth consecutive win by 2-0 Carabao Cup win in the fourth round brighton In the Emirates.
One night Max Daumann stole the pre-match headlines 15-year-old becomes Arsenal’s youngest ever starterThis was another product of the famous Hale End Academy which provided success.
18 year old Nwaneri went home Miles Lewis-SkelleyA cross after 57 minutes from substitute Saka – who has also progressed through the club’s junior ranks – doubled the hosts’ advantage with 14 minutes remaining.
Brighton had chances to score but Arsenal kept the visitors at bay. mikel artetaThe men recorded a clean sheet for the sixth consecutive time. Their defense has been breached only three times in 14 matches in all competitions so far.
Douman, two months and two days away from his 16th birthday, was one of 10 changes made by Arteta, with only Eberechi Eze retaining his place from the side that saw off Crystal Palace. Go four points clear in the Premier League on Sunday.
And it was Brighton who came out on top in the first round. Kepa Arrizabalaga He was called into action with just 90 seconds remaining when he saved Carlos Baleba’s long-range shot. Kepa was needed again eight minutes later when Jorginho Rutter burst into the box but the Spaniard denied him.
A huge left-off for the hosts came when Lewis-Skelley didn’t know whether to stick or turn as Brighton broke through from an Arsenal corner.
The teenager hesitated before tucking in, allowing Rutter to find freedom at the Emirates, before he found Stefanos Tzimas, who then only had Kepa to beat but fired his shot wide.
Kepa needed a third when he saw Rutter’s drive wide wide. Brighton were on top and really should have been ahead, with occasional flashes of brilliance from Arsenal’s best player Dowman – one of the few positive aspects of an off-colour opening period for the league leaders, who failed to muster a single effort on Jason Steele’s goal.
The beginning of the second half also continued in the same manner. Dowman remained Arsenal’s most lively attacking player, while shots were still raining down on Kepa’s goal and after 50 minutes, the former Chelsea player cleared Maxime De Kuyper’s strike.
But just before the bell rang, the contest reached its peak. Nwaneri has found opportunities hard to come by so far this term following Arsenal’s £250million summer spending spree.
But here he gave Arteta a reminder with his opening goal while producing an encouraging performance in the No. 10 role.
Stand-in captain Mikel Merino’s excellent no-look backheel unlocked the Brighton defense and Lewis-Skelley’s quick pass to Nwaneri was buried by the 18-year-old.
Steele caught the ball with his fingers and might have done better, but it didn’t matter to Nwaneri as he celebrated his first goal in six months.
Dowman’s impressive night under the lights ended with 20 minutes remaining and he received a standing ovation when Saka replaced him.
And Saka made an almost immediate impact when Steele’s header from Merino’s in-swinging corner was blocked on the line.
But Saka got on the scoresheet when fellow substitute Jurien Timbers’ thunderous run found another debutant, 17-year-old Andre Harriman-Enos. His shot was blocked by Steele only for Saka to easily convert the rebound.
Suddenly in danger of being knocked out of the competition, Arsenal were in complete control heading into the fifth round, with Leandro Trossard heading in from the Brighton post to make it 3–0 in stoppage-time.
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