When Gyokeres tapped in what looked set to be a late winner, the Arsenal striker appeared to have secured his place in the headlines.
But that was before 16-year-old Dowman made history and put the icing on the cake of a crucial – and nervy – Arsenal win.
Dowman has been highly regarded for some time and has been training with the Gunners’ first team since he was 14.
He was one of the standout players in Arsenal’s pre-season tour and is the youngest player to start for the club – against Brighton in the Carabao Cup – while he also became the youngest player to feature for the Gunners in the FA Cup when he put in an excellent performance against Mansfield.
Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has hinted at comparisons between Dowman’s talent and that of Argentina superstar Lionel Messi, one of the greatest players in history.
And the fact Arteta turned to Dowman with this game goalless shows just how highly he rates the youngster.
The teenage winger also played a key part in Gyokeres’ goal – it was his cross which Pickford failed to claim, before the ball struck Piero Hincapie and rolled across to the Sweden striker who could not miss.
Dowman then put the game to bed in the seventh minute of added time, having jinked past two defenders on the halfway line and run the ball into an empty net.
The teenager changed this game after coming on in the 74th minute, and Arteta will surely not hesitate to use Dowman again as the Gunners approach the business end of the season.