🚨 League Cup shock, Arsenal knocked out by League Two's 18th-placed side !

Shockwaves in England!

On Tuesday evening, Arsenal travelled to Fleetwood for their League Cup round-of-16 clash.

Although the match was halted early on for a lengthy interruption due to a drone hovering above the stadium, the side sitting 18th in League Two refused to be distracted and stunned the visitors by opening the scoring in the 20th minute.

Leading at the break, the hosts eventually conceded to Viktor Gyökeres in the 50th minute.

Brave and tenacious, Fleetwood held firm until the final moments, even seeing Max Dowman sent off with just minutes remaining.

The match then went to a nail-biting penalty shootout. To everyone's surprise, Arsenal were beaten after Bruno Guimaraes missed his spot-kick.

English football has been rocked by the elimination of the reigning English champions and last season's finalists at Fleetwood, who sit 18th in the fourth tier. In an ironic twist, the Gunners have fallen at a stadium named... Highbury.

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