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Fourth-Tier Fleetwood Eliminate Arsenal in Cup Shootout

Fleetwood reached their first League Cup quarter-final after a draw in normal time.

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Source: Sky Sports, 2026-10-28.

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Read and understand · 1/2What did Jay Lynch do during the shootout?

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He saved Bruno Guimarães’ penalty. Lynch saved the Arsenal player’s spot kick; Haughey converted the decisive penalty.

Clue: Aaron Loupalo-Bi gave the home team the lead and Viktor Gyökeres later levelled for Arsenal. Jay Lynch saved Bruno Guimarães’ spot kick in the shootout before Conor Haughey converted Fleetwood’s decisive penalty. Arsenal’s Max Dowman had been sent off before the shootout.

Read and understand · 2/2What does the 5–3 score describe?

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The result of the penalty shootout. The article says the match was 1–1 before Fleetwood won the shootout 5–3.

Clue: Fleetwood Town, who play in the fourth tier of English football, knocked Arsenal out of the Carabao Cup on October 27. After a 1–1 draw, Fleetwood prevailed 5–3 in a penalty shootout to reach the quarter-finals for the first time.

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Fleetwood and Arsenal drew 1–1 in normal time, but Fleetwood advanced by winning the shootout 5–3. Jay Lynch saved Bruno Guimarães’ penalty before Conor Haughey scored the decisive kick.

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