Fleetwood Town beat Arsenal 5-3 on penalties in Carabao Cup after 1-1 draw

Mixed · 2League Two side Fleetwood Town eliminated Arsenal from the Carabao Cup fourth round, winning 5-3 on penalties after a 1-1 draw at Fleetwood's Highbury Stadium. 1 2 Mixed · 2Fleetwood's Aaron Loupalo-Bi, on loan from Fulham, scored first in normal time, spinning and holding off 17-year-old Marli Salmon before slotting under goalkeeper Illan Meslier; Viktor Gyökeres equalised in the second half. 2 3 Mixed · 2ABC and CNA timed the goals at the 21st minute for Loupalo-Bi and the 50th minute for Gyökeres; ABC said Fleetwood's goal came from one of only two shots on target the hosts managed all match. 4 5

Left · 1The Guardian reported that Gyökeres bundled the equaliser in from a cross by 18-year-old debutant Ceadach O'Neill, after Martin Ødegaard and Ben White were brought on at half-time. 2 Mixed · 2Arsenal's Max Dowman, 16, was sent off with five minutes to go after kicking out at Fleetwood's Harrison Neal; the Guardian said the red card looked harsh, while the Evening Standard called it a straight red. 2 3 Mixed · 2ABC put Dowman's dismissal at the 86th minute. CNA called the incident an altercation, while the Evening Standard said he reacted angrily to a heavy challenge and kicked out "even if the force was minimal". 5 6

Centre · 1As Dowman left the pitch, Arteta leaned towards him with arms crossed and spoke angrily. Arteta told BBC Radio 5 Live it was "something that we discussed already before the match", and said he would rewatch the incident before assessing it. 6 Centre · 1Former Arsenal player Paul Merson said on Sky Sports the card was harsh and "could easily have been a yellow", and that Arteta should have put an arm around the 16-year-old. It was Dowman's second red card of the month, after one for England Under-19s. 7 6 Mixed · 2Fleetwood goalkeeper Jay Lynch made late saves from White and Gyökeres, then saved Bruno Guimarães' penalty in the shootout before teenager Conor Haughey scored the winner, prompting a pitch invasion. 2 3

Mixed · 2In the shootout Fleetwood scored all five penalties; Guimarães' miss, which ABC placed on Arsenal's fourth attempt, was a save by Lynch according to the Evening Standard. 5 6 Mixed · 2Play was briefly paused early on because a drone was flying over the pitch, after pyrotechnics were set off before kick-off; the Guardian put the stoppage at about six minutes, while CNA reported more than eight and ABC nearly eight. 4 5 Left · 1Manager Mikel Arteta fielded a mix of youngsters and senior players including Kai Havertz and Gyökeres, while Fleetwood, managed by Matt Lawlor, sat deep and defended in numbers. 2

Mixed · 2Fleetwood sit 18th in League Two, and ABC noted 84 league positions separate the clubs; Arsenal had won seven of their opening eight Premier League matches and play Liverpool at Anfield this weekend. 5 4 Centre · 1After the match Arteta said he could not fault the players' attitude, adding that Arsenal had many chances and shots but failed to capitalise. 6 Centre · 1The Evening Standard's player ratings said Arsenal did not show up at any point and "got what they deserved", giving Havertz 1/10 and Guimarães 3, with Ødegaard the main positive. 3

Centre · 1The Evening Standard's analysis called the result a "humiliation" despite nine changes, argued the line-up was good enough to win, and said Havertz missed three big chances and Gyökeres' goal was fortuitous. 8