Fourth-tier Fleetwood knocks Arsenal out of League Cup on penalties
Fleetwood Town beat Premier League champions Arsenal 5-3 in a shoot-out after a 1-1 draw to reach the League Cup quarter-finals.
KEY POINTS
- Fleetwood Town beat Arsenal 5-3 on penalties after a 1-1 draw
- Aaron Loupalo-Bi scored for Fleetwood in the 21st minute; Viktor Gyokeres equalised for Arsenal in the 50th
- Max Dowman was sent off with five minutes left
- Jay Lynch saved Bruno Guimaraes's penalty; Conor Haughey scored the winning spot-kick
- Fleetwood, 18th in the fourth tier and valued at 2.8 million euros, reached the quarter-finals
Fourth-tier Fleetwood Town eliminated Premier League champions Arsenal from the League Cup after winning a penalty shoot-out 5-3 following a 1-1 draw at Highbury Stadium.
Aaron Loupalo-Bi put Fleetwood ahead in the 21st minute, but Viktor Gyokeres equalised for Arsenal in the 50th minute after Martin Odegaard was introduced at half-time.
“It sparked a pitch invasion at Highbury Stadium as hosts Fleetwood triumphed 5-3 in one of the greatest upsets in the competition's history.”
Max Dowman was sent off with five minutes remaining, leaving Arsenal with ten men as the match headed to penalties.
Jay Lynch saved Bruno Guimaraes's spot-kick, and Conor Haughey then scored the winning penalty to spark a pitch invasion.
Fleetwood, ranked 18th out of 24 in the fourth division and valued at just 2.8 million euros, advanced to the quarter-finals in one of the competition's greatest upsets.
Mikel Arteta made nine changes from Saturday's 2-0 win over Everton, fielding a side that still included Martin Zubimendi, Kai Havertz, Jurrien Timber and Cristhian Mosquera.
The match was delayed by around eight minutes shortly after kick-off when a drone hovered over the stadium before referee Michael Salisbury allowed play to resume.
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