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Fleetwood shootout hero didn't practice pens before dispatching Arsenal
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Fleetwood Town beat Arsenal on penalties in the Carabao Cup; Conor Haughey scored the decisive spot kick without prior practice.
Fleetwood Town pulled off a stunning Carabao Cup upset against Arsenal, winning via penalty shootout on Tuesday. Conor Haughey, the hero of the shootout, revealed he hadn't practiced penalties before the match but still delivered an emphatic spot kick to secure the victory for the lower-league side.
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- Fleetwood's victory was 'best moment of my life'BBC Sport
- 'This isn't supposed to happen': giant-slaying Fleetwood revels in fairytale Arsenal winThe Guardian
- Penalty against Arsenal 'like a dream' for HaugheyBBC Sport
- Football Daily | Fleetwood go their own way to down Arsenal and live Carabao Cup dreamThe Guardian
- Arsenal youth team beat EFL side 25 places above Fleetwood on same night as Carabao Cup nightmaretalkSPORT
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- Conor Haughey: British teenager praised for helping Fleetwood Town dump Arsenal out of Carabao CupMirror
- Fleetwood humiliation exposed transfer mistake that could derail Arsenal's seasonMirror
- Real nightmare, Bayern shock, Stöger defeat: Fleetwood's sensational predecessorsKicker
- Fleetwood shootout hero didn't practice pens before dispatching ArsenalESPNThis article
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