Fleetwood Town shock Arsenal on penalties for Carabao Cup
- League Two side Fleetwood beat Arsenal 5-3 on penalties after a 1-1 draw at Highbury Stadium.
- Aaron Loupalo-Bi put Fleetwood ahead for 21st minute before Viktor Gyokeres equalise.
- Arsenal's Max Dowman receive red card and Jay Lynch save Bruno Guimaraes' spot kick.
Arsenal don comot from Carabao Cup afta fourth-tier Fleetwood Town beat dem 5-3 on penalties following 1-1 draw at Highbury Stadium on Tuesday night.
Di result na one of di biggest shocks for di competition history. Fleetwood dey play for League Two, di fourth division of English football, and dem dey 18th for dat table before di match.
Fleetwood take lead for 21st minute through Aaron Loupalo-Bi, who race past teenage defender Marli Salmon and finish low past debutant goalkeeper Illan Meslier. Reports differ small on di build-up: PM News credit Harrison Neal with di pass, while other outlets describe am as defensive error.
Arsenal dominate ball but struggle to break Fleetwood down. Mikel Arteta bring on Martin Odegaard for half-time, and Viktor Gyokeres equalise five minutes later. PM News put di goal for 50th minute.
Red card and shoot-out drama
Arsenal night get harder for closing stages when 16-year-old Max Dowman receive red card. Vanguard report say dem dismiss am for kicking out at Neal afta strong challenge, while Complete Sports put di red card for 86th minute and PM News for 85th.
Fleetwood goalkeeper Jay Lynch keep im side for tie with late saves, including from Ben White and Odegaard, to force penalties.
Both sides score dia first three kicks. Andy Cannon then convert Fleetwood fourth before Lynch save Bruno Guimaraes effort. Conor Haughey score di decisive fifth kick, send home fans onto pitch.
Fleetwood manager Matt Lawlor dey cry for full-time, according to di reports.
Arteta make nine changes from di side that beat Everton 2-0 on Saturday, result wey take Arsenal level on points with Premier League leaders Manchester City. Vanguard report say di decision backfire, with only Myles Lewis-Skelly and Gyokeres keep dia places.
For Nigerian fans wey dey follow Arsenal closely, di exit remove one route to silverware dis season. Di club attention now turn to Sunday league trip to Liverpool and Champions League visit to Slavia Prague.
Wetin happen next
Fleetwood move into quarter-finals and go learn dia opponent when dem make di draw afta Chelsea game against Liverpool on Wednesday, according to Complete Sports.
