Fleetwood Shock Arsenal on Penalties in Carabao Cup Upset
WHO:
Daily Mail Sports - Max Dowman was 16 when he was sent off.
The Guardian - Aaron Loupalo-Bi beat Arsenal defender Marli Salmon, who was 17, before scoring.
The Guardian - Jay Lynch had previously worked as a warehouse worker.
The Guardian - Kai Havertz missed Arsenal’s best first-half chance with a wayward header.
Daily Mail Sports - Fleetwood Town are a League Two side; Arsenal are Premier League champions.
The Guardian - Fleetwood manager Matt Lawlor was almost in tears after the shootout; the article said he had not been a football manager a year earlier, had never played professionally and began coaching with the Manchester United Foundation.
The Guardian - Fleetwood goalkeeper Jay Lynch had spent much of his early career in non-league football and saved penalties from Bruno Guimarães and another Arsenal taker.
The Guardian - Aaron Loupalo-Bi, on loan from Fulham, and Viktor Gyökeres scored in normal time.
The Guardian - Arsenal’s Max Dowman was sent off after reacting to Fleetwood’s Harrison Neal; manager Mikel Arteta spoke to Dowman as he left the pitch.
Daily Mail Sports - Sky Sports issued four apologies after a Fleetwood player’s X-rated interview.
WHAT:
Daily Mail Sports - Fleetwood were 83 places below Arsenal in the English football pecking order.
Daily Mail Sports - The article described Fleetwood’s win as the greatest upset in Carabao Cup history.
The Guardian - Arsenal’s trip to Fleetwood came more than 20 years after the club last played at Highbury.
Daily Mail Sports - Fleetwood defeated Arsenal on penalties after a 1-1 draw in normal time, advancing in the Carabao Cup.
The Guardian - Conor Haughey scored the shootout’s decisive penalty, smashing the ball into the top corner.
The Guardian - Loupalo-Bi gave Fleetwood a first-half lead; Gyökeres equalised after Martin Ødegaard came on and helped Arsenal improve their play.
The Guardian - Arsenal were unable to score a winner despite dominating possession and having late chances for Ben White and Gyökeres.
IJR - Dowman was sent off late for kicking out at an opponent; Arteta appeared to reprimand him.
The Guardian - Arteta said of his words to Dowman: “Something that we discussed already before the match.”
The Guardian - Fleetwood were seeking £400,000 from the match.
WHERE:
Daily Mail Sports - Fleetwood’s stadium, Highbury Stadium, is on Lancashire’s west coast.
Daily Mail Sports - The Eating Plaice, beside tram tracks running toward Blackpool, was busy before kick-off.
The Guardian - The match was played at Fleetwood’s stadium on the Fylde Coast; the article noted the town’s proximity to Blackpool and described the ground as having the same name as Highbury.
Daily Mail Sports - The article described the upset as occurring at Highbury Stadium.
WHEN:
The Guardian - A drone caused a six-minute delay; referee Michael Salisbury took players to the sidelines while police searched outside the ground.
The Guardian - Lynch made two late saves as the clock passed 90 minutes, keeping the match level for the shootout.
WHY:
The Guardian - Fleetwood’s disciplined defence, direct play and ability to use windy conditions helped them resist Arsenal.
The Guardian - The article said Dowman’s sending-off was debatable and described his reaction as needlessly petulant.
HOW:
Daily Mail Sports - Fleetwood were drawn to host another Premier League side in the Carabao Cup quarter-final.
The Guardian - The match finished 1-1 before Fleetwood won the penalty shootout; Lynch saved Bruno Guimarães’s penalty, and Haughey scored the decisive kick.
The Guardian - Pyrotechnics created a red haze over the pitch, and swirling coastal wind affected play.
Fleetwood Town, a League Two side 83 places below Arsenal, stunned the Premier League champions in one of the Carabao Cup’s biggest upsets, winning on penalties after a 1-1 draw. Aaron Loupalo-Bi put Fleetwood ahead, Viktor Gyökeres equalised, and goalkeeper Jay Lynch saved Bruno Guimarães’s penalty before Conor Haughey smashed home the decisive kick. Arsenal teenager Max Dowman was sent off late, and Fleetwood have been drawn to host another Premier League side in the quarter-final.