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Fleetwood Town knock Arsenal out of League Cup on penalties

Fourth-tier Fleetwood Town eliminated Premier League champions Arsenal in a penalty shoot-out to reach the League Cup quarter-finals for the first time.

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Fourth-division side Fleetwood Town eliminated Premier League champions Arsenal from the Carabao Cup on Tuesday night following a penalty shoot-out victory at Highbury Stadium. The match ended 1-1 after regular time before Fleetwood Town won 5-3 on penalties to qualify for the quarter-finals of the competition for the first time, as reported by BBC Sport, Yahoo Sports, and RTE. [1][2][3][4][12]

Aaron Loupalo-Bi scored Fleetwood Town's opening goal during the match. In the shoot-out, Fleetwood goalkeeper Jay Lynch saved a spot-kick from Bruno Guimaraes. Fleetwood's teenage defender Conor Haughey then converted the winning penalty to secure the victory, Yahoo Sports reported. [3][4]

The fixture was delayed early in the first half after referee Michael Salisbury temporarily pulled players off the pitch due to an unauthorised drone flying over Highbury Stadium, Yahoo Sports reported. As FTMQ Sports reported earlier, the match was paused after one minute and 40 seconds of play for just over eight minutes while police investigated and located the drone. [5][7][17]

According to BBC Sport, Fleetwood Town are ranked 84 places below Arsenal in the English football pyramid. BBC Sport and Yahoo Sports noted that Arsenal are managed by Mikel Arteta, while Fleetwood Town are managed by Matt Lawlor. [1][2][6]

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In short

  • Fleetwood Town defeated Arsenal 5-3 on penalties following a 1-1 draw.
  • The victory sends fourth-tier Fleetwood Town to the League Cup quarter-finals for the first time.
  • Jay Lynch saved a penalty from Bruno Guimaraes before Conor Haughey scored the decisive spot-kick.
  • Play was suspended for over eight minutes early in the match due to an unauthorised drone.

Sources

Every paragraph above points to the numbered items it rests on. Read the originals here.

  1. [1]Where does Fleetwood beating Arsenal rank in biggest cup upsets?BBC Sport Front Page, 1h ago (the report this story comes from)
  2. [2]Where does Fleetwood beating Arsenal rank in biggest cup upsets?Yahoo Sports Top, 1h ago
  3. [3]Arsenal stunned by fourth-tier Fleetwood as underdogs win shoot-outYahoo Sports Top, 2h ago
  4. [4]Arsenal stunned by fourth-tier Fleetwood as underdogs win shoot-outYahoo Sports Top, 2h ago
  5. [5]Fleetwood v Arsenal delayed by unauthorised droneYahoo Sports Top, 4h ago
  6. [6]Fleetwood manager tells players not to fear ArsenalYahoo Sports Top, 11h ago
  7. [7]Arsenal cup match at Fleetwood Town paused due to droneYahoo Sports Top, 4h ago
  8. [8]Fleetwood vs Arsenal and Bradford vs Peterborough LIVE! Carabao Cup score updates, news, line-ups and how to watch or streamSky Sports, 1h ago
  9. [9]Carabao Cup last 16 LIVE: Fleetwood Town vs Arsenal & Bradford City vs Peterborough score, lineups, commentary & updatesBBC, 3h ago
  10. [10]Arsenal stunned in Carabao Cup loss to fourth-tier Fleetwood TownESPN, 2h ago
  11. [11]Fleetwood v Arsenal LIVE: Minnows beat champions in Carabao Cup’s greatest ever shockThe Independent, 1h ago
  12. [12]Fleetwood dump PL champions Arsenal out of Carabao CupRTE.ie, 1h ago

Background

  1. [13]Go Your Own Way on Wikipedia
  2. [14]Arsenal F.C. on Wikipedia
  3. [15]Fleetwood on Grokipedia
  4. [16]Arsenal on Grokipedia
  5. [17]Arsenal match at Fleetwood Town delayed by drone overhead FTMQ Sports, 1h ago

Our newsroom writes these reports with the help of software, from the 17 sources listed and nothing else, and checks them against those sources. Facts can still be wrong or move on; the originals are the record. Spotted a mistake? Write to daniel@monsterkong.com.

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