Arsenal Loses to 4th-Tier Fleetwood on Penalties in English League Cup Stunner
Fleetwood converted all five penalties as Jay Lynch saved Bruno Guimarães’s effort and the League Two side reached the last eight for the first time.
- On Tuesday, October 27, 2026, Referee Michael Salisbury halted Arsenal's Carabao Cup tie against Fleetwood Town after a drone hovered over Highbury Stadium in the opening moments.
- Salisbury suspended play in the second minute with the score at 0-0, conferring with Fleetwood Town manager Matt Lawlor and Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta before signaling players to leave the pitch.
- Players remained off the pitch during an extended delay lasting over eight and a half minutes; police subsequently identified the drone operator, enabling the match to resume.
- Jeers erupted from some fans inside the stadium during the bizarre interruption, while both teams passed balls between themselves to stay warm during the extended stoppage.
- The Carabao Cup tie resumed after police intervention, with commentators on Sky reporting that authorities had located the individual responsible for the aerial disruption.
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FC Arsenal was eliminated from the English League Cup in the fourth round. "The Gunners" had to give themselves to fourth-rounder Fleetwood Town in penalty shooting.
Arsenal stunned by fourth-tier Fleetwood in League Cup
Mikel Arteta's side crashed out 5-3 on penalties in an incredible fourth round upset after the tie finished 1-1 in normal time. Arsenal's Bruno Guimaraes had his penalty saved by Jay Lynch in the shoot-out and Conor Haughey scored Fleetwood's winner. Aaron Loupalo-Bi's first-half goal had put Fleetwood ahead before Viktor Gyokeres equalised after the interval. Arsenal's 16-year-old rising star Max Dowman was sent off for violent conduct in the c…
The current Premier League champion, Arsenal, suffered with a zebra in the English League Cup by losing to the penalties for Fleetwood Town by 5 to 3 (after tie in the time regulated in 1 to 1), with the right to the unconverted beat of the Brazilian Bruno Guimarães, at Highbury Stadium, at Fleetwood, in the northwest of England. The goals of the final octaves were from Gyökeres and Loupalo-Bi. Also in the first minutes of the duel, the referee …
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