Fleetwood Town p1-1 Arsenal: Player ratings as dismal Gunners stunned by League Two hosts
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13-second readArsenal was knocked out of the cup by League Two side Fleetwood Town on penalties following a 1-1 draw, with Fleetwood scoring the winning penalty after Arsenal's Bruno Guimarães missed his spot kick. The match was marked by a drone incident that halted play early on.
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Arsenal was knocked out of the cup by League Two side Fleetwood Town on penalties following a 1-1 draw, with Fleetwood scoring the winning penalty after Arsenal's Bruno Guimarães missed his spot kick. The match was marked by a drone incident that halted play early on. Arsenal dominated the game after equalizing, but were reduced to 10 men when Max Dowman was sent off with five minutes remaining.
Fleetwood took the lead after 21 minutes when Aaron Loupalo-Bi scored, capitalizing on a loose header from Arsenal's Marli Salmon. Arsenal equalized just after halftime when Viktor Gyökeres poked home Ceadach O'Neill's cross. The Gunners had numerous chances to win but were unable to score again, with Kai Havertz and others spurning good opportunities.
The penalty shootout saw both teams score their first four penalties, before Guimarães missed Arsenal's fifth, allowing Fleetwood's Conor Haughey to win the tie with his team's fifth penalty. Illan Meslier was criticized for his performance, including failing to save Fleetwood's penalties and being beaten by Loupalo-Bi for the opening goal.
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Arsenal suffered one of the worst cup upsets of all time as they were knocked out on penalties by League Two side Fleetwood Town following a 1-1 draw. Mikel Arteta made a number of changes for the clash with two notable additions being Ceadach O'Neill and Illan Meslier, who were both brought in for their first team debuts. Jurrien Timber was handed the captain's armband for the first time while Max Dowman and Marli Salmon were named in the lineup.
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