2 goals & a clean sheet: Arsenal duo help England u17s top qualifying group | OneFootball

Arsenal’s Max Dowman and Jack Porter have helped the England u17s top their qualification group on the road to next summer’s European Championships.

Arsenal’s Jack Porter ahead of their match against Atalanta (Photo via Porter on Instagram)

Arsenal youth duo Max Dowman and Jack Porter were both involved in the England u17s final Round 1 group game against Sweden this week, with the team looking to make it three wins from three.

With Porter having started the opening win over Malta and Dowman starting in the win over Latvia, Wednesday’s match against Sweden was the first time both of them made the lineup together.

LONDON, ENGLAND: Jack Porter of Arsenal during the Carabao Cup Third Round match between Arsenal and Bolton Wanderers at Emirates Stadium on September 25, 2024. (Photo by Alex Pantling/Getty Images)

Porter kept a clean sheet in his first appearance of the break, but he couldn’t repeat that feat this time, with Sweden taking an early lead.

England rallied and ultimately won 4-2, with Dowman scoring the fourth of his team’s goals. Dowman had also scored against Malta, so he ended the break with two goals in just 193 minutes on the pitch.

Both players have now returned to Arsenal to continue playing for the u18s.

Max Dowman playing for the Arsenal academy (Photo via Dowman on Instagram)

As for what the result means, England have topped their group with three consecutive wins, and they’ll progress to the second round of qualifying.

The team will be drawn into another group of four, with only the winners of each group progressing to the final tournament.

Qualifying Round 2 will be played in spring 2025, with the exact details unconfirmed at this stage.