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Oh My Cod: Just How Shocking Was Fleetwood Town’s League Cup Defeat of Arsenal?

How rare is it for a League Two side to beat top-flight opposition in the League Cup? We examine the history behind Fleetwood Town’s shock win over Arsenal. In one of the biggest shocks in EFL Cup history, League Two side Fleetwood Town knocked reigning Premier League champions Arsenal out of the competition on Tuesday.

— The Analyst (Opta), publisher's words · Read the original ↗

13 outlets4 languages10 countriesUpdated Fri 30 Oct, 22:12 UTC

Who broke it

Daily Mail Football

Tue 27 Oct 2026, 20:00 UTC

EN · GB

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outlets in 4 languages over 20 h 31 min.

Our read

Official

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Judged on the 11 outlets in our latest edition; the timeline keeps all 13 we have seen.

Coverage timeline

13 outlets · first-seen order

+0 minTue 27 Oct 20:00
Daily Mail FootballEN · GBBroke it
Fleetwood Town vs Arsenal - Carabao Cup RECAP: League Two side STUN Gunners with victory on penalties
- +42 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 hSky Sports issue FOUR apologies after Fleetwood Town star's hilarious X-rated interview following stunning win over Arsenal in Carabao Cup
+36 minTue 27 Oct 20:37
Sportsnet SoccerEN · CAOfficial
Drone stops play in bizarre incident in Fleetwood-Arsenal match
- +2 h 19 minArsenal knocked out of English Cup by fourth-tier Fleetwood Town
+2 h 39 minTue 27 Oct 22:39
LiberoES · PEOfficial
Sport Huancayo cayó polémicamente 2-0 ante Juan Pablo II y los memes no perdonan en redes
- +3 h 10 minLa increíble historia de Fleetwood Town, el equipo de cuarta división que venció al Arsenal
+2 h 44 minTue 27 Oct 22:45
FTBLEN · AUOfficial
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
+2 h 46 minTue 27 Oct 22:46
World Soccer TalkEN · USOfficial
Arsenal knocked out by League Two Fleetwood: the biggest shock eliminations in Carabao Cup history
+3 h 34 minTue 27 Oct 23:35
BBC Sport — FootballEN · GBOfficial
Where does Fleetwood beating Arsenal rank in biggest cup upsets?
- +11 h 28 minLawlor delighted after beating 'best team in the country'
- +20 h 31 min72+: The EFL Podcast
+10 h 7 minWed 28 Oct 06:07
RecordES · MXOfficial
Fleetwood Town elimina al Arsenal en penales y firma una de las grandes sorpresas de la Copa de la Liga
+10 h 7 minWed 28 Oct 06:08
VoetbalkrantNL · BEOfficial
Pijnlijke avond voor Arsenal: drone legt duel stil, daarna volgt pijnlijke uitschakeling tegen vierdeklasser
+10 h 54 minWed 28 Oct 06:55
Der Spiegel — FußballDE · DEOfficial
FC Arsenal: Meister scheitert im Ligapokal bei Fleetwood Town – Drohne stoppt Spiel
+12 h 58 minWed 28 Oct 08:59
Inside World FootballEN · CHOfficial
Out-gunned at Highbury. Arsenal lose to fourth tier Fleetwood in penalty shootout
+14 hWed 28 Oct 10:00
Soccer LadumaEN · ZAOfficial
Arteta Reacts To Cup Defeat By EFL League Two Side
- +16 h8 Massive Cup Upsets In English Football After Arsenal Humiliation
+14 h 5 minWed 28 Oct 10:06
FourFourTwoEN · GBOfficial
Triple Arsenal injury update issued after Carabao Cup upset against Fleetwood Town
+17 h 20 minWed 28 Oct 13:20
The Analyst (Opta)EN · GBOfficial
Oh My Cod: Just How Shocking Was Fleetwood Town’s League Cup Defeat of Arsenal?

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