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Fleetwood Town vs Arsenal - Confirmed starting lineups for EFL Cup 2026-27 clash

Fleetwood Town FC will now be gearing up to battle it out against Arsenal for their fourth-round fixture of the EFL Cup 2026-27 edition.

— Khel Now, publisher's words · Read the original ↗

26 outlets6 languages15 countriesUpdated Thu 29 Oct, 22:12 UTC

Who broke it

VoetbalPrimeur

Tue 27 Oct 2026, 19:40 UTC

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Corroborated (7)

7 of 11 outlets each added at least one detail no earlier report had; the other 4 repeat it. That is independence, not agreement: two of them can still contradict each other.

Judged on the 11 outlets in our latest edition; the timeline keeps all 26 we have seen.

Coverage timeline

26 outlets · first-seen order

+0 minTue 27 Oct 19:40
VoetbalPrimeurNL · NLBroke it
Praat mee op VP: Fleetwood Town – Arsenal
+2 minTue 27 Oct 19:42
Khel NowEN · INOwn reporting
Fleetwood Town vs Arsenal - Confirmed starting lineups for EFL Cup 2026-27 clash
+21 minTue 27 Oct 20:00
Daily Mail FootballEN · GBOwn reporting
Fleetwood Town vs Arsenal - Carabao Cup RECAP: League Two side STUN Gunners with victory on penalties
- +1 h 3 minDrone stops play during Arsenal's clash with Fleetwood: Police forced to intervene as Carabao Cup tie is suspended for nearly 10 minutes in bizarre scenes
- +4 h 21 minSky Sports issue FOUR apologies after Fleetwood Town star's hilarious X-rated interview following stunning win over Arsenal in Carabao Cup
+57 minTue 27 Oct 20:37
Sportsnet SoccerEN · CARepeats
Drone stops play in bizarre incident in Fleetwood-Arsenal match
- +2 h 40 minArsenal knocked out of English Cup by fourth-tier Fleetwood Town
+2 h 10 minTue 27 Oct 21:50
Sky Sports — FootballEN · GBRepeats
Arsenal dumped out of Carabao Cup by League Two Fleetwood
+2 h 31 minTue 27 Oct 22:11
The Athletic (NYT)EN · USRepeats
Arsenal suffer shock defeat to League Two club Fleetwood in Carabao Cup - what went wrong?
+2 h 36 minTue 27 Oct 22:16
zerozero.ptPT · PTOwn reporting
Choque!: equipa da quarta divisão elimina Arsenal na Carabao Cup
+2 h 39 minTue 27 Oct 22:19
La Gazzetta dello SportIT · ITRepeats
Una squadra di quarta serie elimina l'Arsenal dalla Carabao Cup! Impresa del Fleetwood Town
+2 h 40 minTue 27 Oct 22:20
De Telegraaf SportNL · NLRepeats
Dramatische avond voor Arsenal: landskampioen ligt uit League Cup na nederlaag tegen vierdeklasser, overvliegende drone zorgt voor oponthoud
+2 h 58 minTue 27 Oct 22:37
Win SportsES · CORepeats
Arsenal sufre una humillante eliminación ante Fleetwood Town en la Carabao Cup
+2 h 58 minTue 27 Oct 22:37
Evening Standard FootballEN · GBOwn reporting
Fleetwood Town 1-1 Arsenal (5-3 on penalties): Gunners crash out of Carabao Cup after penalty shootout loss
+3 h 5 minTue 27 Oct 22:45
FTBLEN · AUOwn reporting
Premier League champs Arsenal humiliated by team 84 places below them in historic EFL Cup upset: ‘The biggest cup shock of all time?’
Cites Sky Sports
+3 h 6 minTue 27 Oct 22:46
World Soccer TalkEN · USOwn reporting
Arsenal knocked out by League Two Fleetwood: the biggest shock eliminations in Carabao Cup history
+3 h 19 minTue 27 Oct 22:58
Football365EN · GBRepeats
‘Laughable’ champions Arsenal embarrassed by Fleetwood in all-time Carabao Cup shock
+3 h 55 minTue 27 Oct 23:35
BBC Sport — FootballEN · GBRepeats
Where does Fleetwood beating Arsenal rank in biggest cup upsets?
- +11 h 49 minLawlor delighted after beating 'best team in the country'
- +20 h 52 min72+: The EFL Podcast
+4 h 1 minTue 27 Oct 23:40
OleES · AROwn reporting
¡Papelón del Arsenal! Perdió por penales contra un equipo de la cuarta división
+5 h 36 minWed 28 Oct 01:15
EFLEN · GBOwn reporting
Carabao Cup: Fleetwood Town shock Arsenal in shootout win
+8 h 46 minWed 28 Oct 04:25
Gulf News SportEN · AERepeats
The shocking stat behind Fleetwood Town’s giant-killing of Arsenal
+10 h 27 minWed 28 Oct 06:07
RecordES · MXRepeats
Fleetwood Town elimina al Arsenal en penales y firma una de las grandes sorpresas de la Copa de la Liga
+10 h 29 minWed 28 Oct 06:09
A SporTR · TRRepeats
Arsenal'e büyük şok! Kupada 4. lig takımına elendi
+11 h 30 minWed 28 Oct 07:10
Complete SportsEN · NGOwn reporting
Carabao Cup: Arsenal Set Unwanted Record In Shock Defeat To 4th Division Side Fleetwood Town
+12 h 55 minWed 28 Oct 08:35
Mirror FootballEN · GBOwn reporting
Fleetwood manager says Mikel Arteta's tunnel behaviour after cup upset sums up Arsenal boss
- +17 h 29 minFleetwood humiliation exposed transfer mistake that could derail Arsenal's season
- +18 h 6 minArsenal 'didn't take it well' as Fleetwood hero reveals post-match behaviour
+14 h 20 minWed 28 Oct 10:00
Soccer LadumaEN · ZAOwn reporting
Arteta Reacts To Cup Defeat By EFL League Two Side
- +16 h 20 min8 Massive Cup Upsets In English Football After Arsenal Humiliation
+16 h 21 minWed 28 Oct 12:00
TRT Spor — FutbolTR · TRRepeats
4. lig ekibinden Arsenal’e tarihi şok
+17 h 41 minWed 28 Oct 13:20
The Analyst (Opta)EN · GBOwn reporting
Oh My Cod: Just How Shocking Was Fleetwood’s Town League Cup Defeat of Arsenal?
+21 h 12 minWed 28 Oct 16:52
The Guardian — FootballEN · GBOwn reporting
‘This isn’t supposed to happen’: giant-slaying Fleetwood revels in fairytale Arsenal win

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