Ipswich Town vs Arsenal; Carabao Cup Round 3
Ipswich Town vs Arsenal. Carabao Cup Round 3.
Portman Road.
Ipswich Town 2
- A Mehmeti (62nd minute)
- C Akpom (91st minute)
Arsenal 4
- M Dowman (7th minute, 47th minute)
- N Madueke (16th minute)
- M Merino (58th minute)
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Ipswich 2-4 Arsenal: Max Dowman shines with two goals as Gunners ease into Carabao Cup fourth round
Report and free match highlights as Arsenal beat Ipswich in Carabao Cup third round; Max Dowman scores twice on his first appearance of the season; Noni Madueke volleys in Arsenal's second after 16 minutes; Mikel Merino netted fourth as Ipswich's Anis Mehmeti and Chuba Akpom limit damage
Tuesday 15 September 2026 22:26, UK
Max Dowman shone on his first appearance of the season by scoring twice as Arsenal eased to a 4-2 victory over Ipswich Town in the Carabao Cup third round.
The 16-year-old star seized his chance in Mikel Arteta's starting line-up, netting the opener in just the seventh minute with an assured finish after a solo run, then coolly slotted home shortly after half-time in another eye-catching performance that will only increase the hype around him.
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Arsenal were dominant from the start despite making nine changes from Saturday's win at Sunderland, as Noni Madueke's clinical volley gave the visitors a two-goal lead inside 16 minutes.
Mikel Merino made it four before the hour mark with a placed shot in off the left post from just inside the area, but Ipswich soon replied through Anis Mehmeti's close-range finish before Chuba Akpom netted in stoppage time to limit the damage.
The key moments from Portman Road
- 7: GOAL! Dowman bursts through the middle of the pitch and goes alone, shimming past Cedric Kipre before firing into the bottom left corner.
- 16: GOAL! Bruno Guimaraes wins the ball back and Merino plays in Madueke, who clinically volleys into the net.
- 45: Viktor Gyokeres struggles to be involved in the first-half, having just six touches.
- 47: GOAL! Dowman strikes again as he controls Martin Zubimendi's pass in the area and coolly slots home.
- 58: GOAL! Arsenal are running riot as Merino places a shot in off the left post.
- 62: GOAL! Ipswich give their fans something to cheer through Mehmeti's close-range finish.
- 90+1: GOAL! Akpom further reduces the deficit, turning in the area and sending a deflected shot past Kepa.
When's the fourth-round draw and next fixtures?
The Carabao Cup fourth-round draw will take place live on Sky Sports after Manchester United vs Brighton on Wednesday.
The fourth-round ties will take place in the week commencing October 26.
