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Arsenal's Carabao Cup campaign ended in humiliation as League Two's Fleetwood Town stunned the Gunners 5-3 on penalties after a 1-1 draw, to earn a historic fourth-round victory over the Premier League champions.
After an 8-minute drone delay, Fleetwood Town took a shock lead as Aaron Loupalo-Bi battled past Marli Salmon before slotting the ball past Illan Meslier.
The defending Premier League champions managed to rescue an equaliser just five minutes into the second half as Viktor Gyökeres bundled the ball over the line to haul Arsenal level.
With just five minutes of normal time remaining, Arsenal's evening took a sour turn as Max Dowman was shown a straight red card. The 16-year-old appeared to kick out at Harrison Neal following a robust challenge from the Fleetwood midfielder, leaving the Gunners to face the closing stages with ten men.
The tie was decided on penalties and Fleetwood Town held their nerve to secure a commanding 5-3 shootout victory, condemning the English champions to a humiliating Carabao Cup exit at the hands of League Two opposition.
Making his Arsenal debut, Meslier endured a far tougher first 90 minutes than he would have anticipated. He could have done better with Fleetwood's opener, which squirmed past him, making it a humiliating introduction to life between the sticks for the Gunners.
A below-par performance, despite showing good positioning during set-pieces. Lacked the clinical edge in front of goal and was brought off at half-time.
The Arsenal youngster faced a harsh reality check and was punished for a lapse of concentration that allowed Loupalo-Bi to overpower him and fire Fleetwood into the lead. His struggles saw him withdrawn at half-time.
After a 58-day absence from the first team, Mosquera took a while to kick into gear but, as the clock ticked, he grew into the game.
Arguably the strongest out of Arsenal's defensive display. Fairly creative up front, but no one was on his wavelength to propel his attacking desire.
Zubimendi played dress-up for Halloween a few days early, wearing a mask to protect his broken nose. A wasted opportunity for the Spaniard in his plea for more minutes.
The best out of Arsenal's midfield. He was involved in the build-up play that led to Gyökeres' equaliser but gave away a sloppy back pass to Meslier.
In the first 80 minutes, Dowman was his usual creative self. However, he spoilt it with his lack of discipline. The youngest-ever red card receiver; I'm not sure that's a record he wanted in his collection.
In his first senior start for Arsenal, the 18-year-old academy graduate bagged an assist for Gyökeres' equaliser. A solid 66 minutes on the left wing for the youngster.
A woeful performance. Sloppy on the ball and failed to convert his 7 shots at goal, but is that down to Arteta's questionable decision-making to start him in midfield, or is the German international not taking his chances?
Having not scored all campaign, Gyökeres finally found the back of the net and tussled well to tap the ball over the line. Other than his goal contribution, Gyökeres was relatively quiet.
Ødegaard provided fresh energy when he was brought on after the interval. Arsenal's skipper led by example, providing his usual sharpness and magical passes.
Solid when he came on and more of a threat than Timber, whom he replaced.
Eze made a rapid impact off the bench and generated the joint most chances of the match.
Bruno's penalty miss was the catalyst which brutally booted the Gunners out of the Carabao Cup.
Coming on with 10 minutes left to play, Konsa had few defensive duties as the Gunners pushed for a late goal.
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