Fleetwood Town stun Arsenal in Carabao Cup penalty shootout

Fourth-tier Fleetwood Town knocked Premier League champions Arsenal out of the Carabao Cup, winning 5-3 on penalties after a 1-1 draw on Tuesday.

• Fleetwood Town, 18th in League Two, eliminated Arsenal in the round of 16, prevailing 5-3 on penalties at Highbury Stadium.
• Aaron Loupalo-Bi put Fleetwood ahead in the 21st minute; Viktor Gyökeres equalized for Arsenal in the 50th minute.
• Arsenal midfielder Max Dowman was sent off in the 85th minute for unsporting behavior toward a Fleetwood player.
• Bruno Guimarães had his penalty saved by Jay Lynch, and Fleetwood's Conor Haughey converted the decisive spot-kick.
• Mikel Arteta fielded a lineup of substitutes and young players ahead of Sunday's match against Liverpool at Anfield, calling on senior regulars after falling behind.
• The elimination marked Arsenal's first exit from a competition this season after the Carabao Cup defeat.
• Fleetwood Town advanced to the Carabao Cup quarter-finals for the first time in the club's history.
• Manager Matt Lawlor described the victory over Arsenal as 'the biggest night in the club's history'.
• Mikel Arteta was criticised for his 'scathing' reaction to 16-year-old Max Dowman after the midfielder's second-half sending-off.