'Biggest night in the club's history' for fearless Fleetwood
Summary
Fleetwood Town beat Arsenal on penalties to reach the EFL Cup quarter-finals for the first time. League Two side Fleetwood took the lead, conceded an equalizer after the break, then won the shootout as Arsenal finished with 10 players.Key Facts
- Fleetwood and Arsenal were separated by 83 places in the league standings before the match.
- Aaron Loupalo-Bi scored Fleetwood’s opening goal in the 21st minute.
- Viktor Gyökeres equalized for Arsenal after halftime.
- Arsenal’s Max Dowman was sent off for kicking out after a challenge from Harrison Neal.
- Conor Haughey scored the decisive penalty for Fleetwood.
- Fleetwood sit 18th in League Two and had won once in their previous eight league games.
- Fleetwood have reached the EFL Cup quarter-finals for the first time.
- Fleetwood manager Matt Lawlor said his team would return to league action against Bristol Rovers on Saturday.
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