Max Dowman becomes youngest player to receive red card in EFL Cup history

The teenager made an unwanted record.

Max Dowman’s red card during Arsenal’s unexpected Carabao Cup elimination against Fleetwood Town will be appealed. The forward’s reckless foul saw him receive a red card.

Following a forceful charge on a Fleetwood midfielder, Harrison Neal, the 16-year-old was sent off late in Tuesday’s fourth-round match.

Following the red card, Max Dowman became the youngest player to be sent off in the Carabao Cup during Arsenal’s unexpected loss to Fleetwood Town.

Arsenal’s chances of winning the title were abruptly dashed when they lost on penalties.

However, the Gunners have appealed for his red card to be waved off. If the club’s appeal is denied, Max Dowman may be suspended for three domestic games.

Max Dowman’s night only got worse from there as the head coach Arteta didn’t look happy when the player passed by the manager.

As the teenager passed the Arsenal dugout and made his way down the tunnel after being dismissed, Arteta also provided a brief account of his conversation with Dowman.

The young player was approached by the Arsenal manager, who seemed to be reprimanding him.

Other young players who received red cards in other competitions

However, Dowman may have set an unwanted record in the League Cup, but he isn’t the only one who has been in an awkward situation. Wayne Rooney was 17 years old when he was sent off in a Premier League game against Birmingham.

If we look at recent such incidents, then Myles Lewis-Skelly has been one of the youngest players to be shown a red card in a Premier League game when playing for Arsenal at the age of 18.

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