Arsenal knocked out by Fleetwood in League Cup shock
The short version
- The match ended 1-1 after regular time, with Fleetwood Town advancing to the quarter-finals.
- Arsenal's Max Dowman was sent off during the match for retaliation.
- Fleetwood Town, a fourth-tier club, defeated the Premier League champions in a major upset.
- A gap of 83 league places separated Fleetwood from Arsenal.
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First reported by The Guardian ‘The wind goes in all directions’: Fleetwood prepare wet welcome for Arsenal at Highbury
BBC News Fleetwood-Arsenal halted for eight minutes because of drone
The Sydney Morning Herald Arsenal stunned by fourth-tier Fleetwood
ABC News (Australia) Arsenal knocked out of League Cup by fourth-tier minnow in all-time upset
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- BBC News, centreDowman to miss three matches after appeal rejected
- Daily Mirror, left-leaningArsenal learn Max Dowman red card appeal verdict after controversial Fleetwood red card
- Toronto Sun, right-leaningArsenal visits Anfield for top-tier Premier League clash with rising Reds
- BBC News, centreFleetwood to face Everton or Newcastle in last eight
- Daily Mirror, left-leaningConor Haughey: British teenager praised for helping Fleetwood Town dump Arsenal out of Carabao Cup
- The Guardian, left-leaningMax Dowman’s Fleetwood fracas leaves him, Arsenal and Arteta red-faced
- BBC News, centreArsenal to appeal against Dowman red card
- BBC News, centreArsenal to appeal against Dowman red card
- Al Jazeera English, left-leaningWhere does Arsenal’s Fleetwood humiliation place in English cup shocks?
- Al Jazeera English, left-leaningArsenal knocked out of League Cup by fourth-tier Fleetwood Town