Arsenal don crash out of di Carabao Cup after League Two side Fleetwood Town beat dem 5-3 on penalties for Highbury Stadium on Tuesday, October 27. Di match finish 1-1 after extra time, but Fleetwood hold their nerve for di shootout and send di Premier League champions out.
Fleetwood take di lead for di 21st minute through Aaron Loupalo-Bi. Di goal come after a small delay caused by an unauthorised drone. Arsenal, wey make plenty changes, control plenty possession but dem no fit equalise before half-time. Jurrien Timber come close with header before dem remove am at half-time.
Arsenal dominate after break and Viktor Gyokeres, wey come from bench, equalise for 50th minute with him first goal of di season. GOAL report say di goal get small fortune. Fleetwood defender still clear Kai Havertz shot off di line, and Martin Odegaard, wey come from bench, dictate play well for Arsenal. Havertz later shoot wide from Odegaard pass. Late for di game, Max Dowman collect red card after him kick a player wey tackle am. Arsenal continue to fight with ten men. Jay Lynch deny Ben White, and Havertz head wide as di game enter extra time.
For penalty shootout, Fleetwood players show nerves of steel while Arsenal falter. Bruno Guimaraes, Arsenal summer signing, miss di deciding penalty. GOAL call di exit total humiliation for Arsenal, while Tribal Football report say na shocking defeat.
Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta tell BBC Radio 5 live after di game say: ‘First of all, congratulations to Fleetwood for going through the next round. The manner that they have done it, and for us a very sad day.’ Arteta also talk say: ‘There is nothing to criticise the players for their attitude, their application. The determination – you could see that was there from the start. Even with 10 men, we conceded a really poor goal to start with that gave them some momentum.’
Di Fleetwood upset land inside busy EFL Cup Tuesday. Sports Mole release Tuesday EFL Cup predictions including Fleetwood vs Arsenal and Bradford vs Peterborough. LiveScore also publish how to watch Everton vs Newcastle United Carabao Cup tie for UK and USA. Sky Sports list live EFL 2026/27 fixtures for Championship, League One and League Two, with dates and kick-off times.
