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Fleetwood Reach Quarter-Finals After Beating Arsenal

A shootout decided the match after the teams drew 1–1.

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Source: Sky Sports, 2026-10-28.

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Read and understand · 1/2Who scored Arsenal’s equalising goal?

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Viktor Gyökeres. Gyökeres scored for Arsenal after Fleetwood had taken the lead.

Clue: Aaron Loupalo-Bi scored for Fleetwood before Viktor Gyökeres equalised for Arsenal. Fleetwood goalkeeper Jay Lynch saved an Arsenal penalty. The result takes Fleetwood to the cup quarter-finals for the first time.

Read and understand · 2/2How did Fleetwood reach the next round after the 1–1 draw?

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By winning a 5–3 penalty shootout. The passage separates the match score from the shootout result.

Clue: League Two side Fleetwood Town beat Premier League club Arsenal in the fourth round of the Carabao Cup on October 27. The match finished 1–1, and Fleetwood won the penalty shootout 5–3.

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Loupalo-Bi scored for Fleetwood first. Gyökeres equalised for Arsenal, and Fleetwood won 5–3 on penalties after the match ended 1–1.

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