The teenage English midfielder took over the CL record from German Youssoufa Moukoko who was 16 years and 18 days old when he played for Borussia Dortmund against Zenit St. Petersburg in 2020.
Dowman got his chance in a match that was already decided in Arsenal's favor.
Five minutes before the historic goal, home team Slavia Prague goalkeeper Jakub Markovic had been responsible for a goalie save when he missed catching the ball in the air.
Away team striker Mikel Merino was able to head the ball in to make it 3–0 in the 68th minute, which was the final score. Unbeaten Arsenal thus took their fourth consecutive victory in the league phase of European club football's finest tournament.
Eight straight zeros
The clean sheet meant the in-form London side have kept eight consecutive clean sheets in all competitions, a feat not seen in 122 years, when Arsenal – then known as Woolwich Arsenal – kept three clean sheets at the end of the 1902-03 season and five at the start of the 1903-04 season, according to the Premier League website.
Merino's headed goal was his second of the match after making it 2–0 straight away in the second half on a fine left-footed cross from Leandro Trossard.
Gyökeres was missing
Bukayo Saka, team captain in the absence of the injured Martin Ødegaard, gave Arsenal the lead in the match on a VAR-awarded penalty in the first half.
Swedish international striker Viktor Gyökeres was absent from Arsenal's squad due to a muscle injury in the weekend's Premier League win away to Burnley, being substituted at half-time after scoring his fourth league goal in ten games.
It is uncertain whether Gyökeres will be in the upcoming World Cup qualifiers against Switzerland (away) and Slovenia (home) later in November. New national team captain Graham Potter will name his first blue-yellow squad on Wednesday.
