Fleetwood Town Eliminates Arsenal in League Cup Penalty Shootout
Fourth-tier team Fleetwood Town caused a major upset by eliminating Premier League champion Arsenal from the English League Cup in a penalty shootout.
Elmira, NY, October 28, 2026 —
Fourth-tier Fleetwood Town eliminated Premier League champion Arsenal from the English League Cup after a penalty shootout, producing a major upset in the competition.
The result means Arsenal is out of the tournament, while Fleetwood Town advanced by winning the shootout. The available information does not provide the score during regulation play or any extra time, nor does it say how the penalties unfolded.
The outcome stands out because Fleetwood Town is described as a fourth-tier team and Arsenal as a Premier League champion. The summary identifies no further details about the match, so the circumstances behind the result cannot be established from the information provided.
No date, venue, competition round, player names, goalscorers or managers were specified. The number of penalties taken and the final shootout score were also not provided. There is no information about reactions from either club or about Fleetwood Town’s next opponent.
What is established is the central result: Fleetwood Town knocked Arsenal out of the English League Cup in a penalty shootout. The limited details available do not indicate how the match developed before it was decided, or what the result means for either side beyond Arsenal’s elimination and Fleetwood Town’s advance.
Story summarized from the original created by DANIELLA MATAR, Associated Press on www.mytwintiers.com, see more information here.
Media gallery
