'Biggest night in the club's history' for fearless Fleetwood

League Two Fleetwood stunned Premier League champions Arsenal 2-1 after extra time, then won the penalty shootout to reach the Carabao Cup quarter-finals.

Fleetwood pulled off one of the biggest cup upsets in English football history, eliminating reigning Premier League champions Arsenal from the Carabao Cup on Tuesday night. Despite sitting 18th in League Two with just one win in their past eight league games, the hosts took the lead through Aaron Loupalo-Bi after 21 minutes. Arsenal equalised in the second half via Viktor Gyokeres, but Fleetwood held firm even after Max Dowman's red card for Arsenal reduced the visitors to ten men. The match went to a penalty shootout, which Fleetwood won with Conor Haughey scoring the decisive spot kick. Goalkeeper Jay Lynch was the hero, making superb saves to deny Ben White, Martin Odegaard and Bruno Guimaraes. Manager Matt Lawlor called it "the biggest night in the club's history in terms of opposition coming to town", while left-back Jake Batty urged the team to approach the quarter-finals "fearless" and hope for another home tie. Fleetwood now face Bristol Rovers in the league on Saturday.