League Cup: Fleetwood Town eliminate Arsenal in last 16
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Lapresse and Punch
Fourth-tier English club Fleetwood Town eliminated Arsenal in the League Cup last 16 after a 1-1 draw and a 5-3 win on penalties on Tuesday 27 October 2026, according to Lapresse and Punch. Reaching the quarter-finals ended the Gunners’ run in the competition.
Fleetwood Town eliminated Arsenal in the last 16 of the English League Cup, winning 5-3 on penalties after a 1-1 draw on Tuesday 27 October 2026. The fourth-tier club thus reached the quarter-finals and ended the Gunners’ run in the competition, according to Lapresse and Punch.
Aaron Loupalo-Bi put Fleetwood ahead in the 21st minute before Viktor Gyökeres equalised at the start of the second half, Punch reports. Arsenal then had several chances to win in normal time but failed to score a decisive goal.
Martin Ødegaard, Kai Havertz and Gyökeres converted Arsenal’s first three penalties. Harrison Neal, Ronan Coughlan and Will Davies scored for Fleetwood, then Andy Cannon converted his team’s fourth penalty. Goalkeeper Jay Lynch saved Bruno Guimarães’s attempt before Conor Haughey converted Fleetwood’s fifth penalty, Punch adds.
Arsenal also finished the match with 10 men after the young Max Dowman was sent off following an altercation with Neal. The club were then due to face Liverpool at Anfield on Sunday 1 November, before travelling to Prague to play Slavia in the Champions League, according to Punch.
