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Fleetwood vs Arsenal delayed as players taken off the pitch after drone spotted above

Arsenal's Carabao Cup clash with Fleetwood Town had to be paused after a matter of minutes after a drone was spotted above the stadium

— Mirror Football, publisher's words · Read the original ↗

18 outlets3 languages10 countriesUpdated Wed 28 Oct, 22:12 UTC

Who broke it

Mirror Football

Tue 27 Oct 2026, 20:08 UTC

EN · GB

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Corroborated (10)

10 of 12 outlets each added at least one detail no earlier report had; the other 2 repeat it. That is independence, not agreement: two of them can still contradict each other.

Judged on the 12 outlets in our latest edition; the timeline keeps all 18 we have seen.

Coverage timeline

18 outlets · first-seen order

+0 minTue 27 Oct 20:08
Mirror FootballEN · GBBroke it
Fleetwood vs Arsenal delayed as players taken off the pitch after drone spotted above
+16 minTue 27 Oct 20:24
Evening Standard FootballEN · GBOwn reporting
Why Arsenal's Carabao Cup tie vs Fleetwood Town was stopped for EIGHT minutes
+28 minTue 27 Oct 20:37
Sportsnet SoccerEN · CARepeats
Drone stops play in bizarre incident in Fleetwood-Arsenal match
+34 minTue 27 Oct 20:42
Daily Mail FootballEN · GBOwn reporting
Drone 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
- +2 h 58 minSky Sports issue FOUR apologies after Fleetwood Town star's hilarious X-rated interview following shock win over Arsenal in Carabao Cup
+1 h 52 minTue 27 Oct 22:00
BBC Sport — FootballEN · GBOwn reporting
Fleetwood-Arsenal halted for eight minutes because of drone
- +3 h 26 minWhere does Fleetwood beating Arsenal rank in biggest cup upsets?
- +15 h 15 minWhy did Fleetwood have to lose player for Arsenal penalty shootout?
- +20 h 42 minHero Haughey's 'surreal moment' after Arsenal shock
+2 h 3 minTue 27 Oct 22:11
Voetbal InternationalNL · NLRepeats
Arsenal blameert zich op Highbury en sneuvelt tegen League Two-club
+2 h 3 minTue 27 Oct 22:12
AD SportNL · NLRepeats
Pijnlijke afgang voor Arsenal: Fleetwood Town knikkert landskampioen uit League Cup na strafschoppen
+2 h 4 minTue 27 Oct 22:13
Nu.nl VoetbalNL · NLOwn reporting
Bekersprookje in Engeland: vierdeklasser Fleetwood Town schakelt Arsenal uit
+2 h 17 minTue 27 Oct 22:26
Het Laatste Nieuws SportNL · BEOwn reporting
KIJK. Vierdeklasser zadelt Arsenal met bekerblamage op, match lag minutenlang stil door overvliegende drone
+2 h 36 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
+2 h 45 minTue 27 Oct 22:53
Complete SportsEN · NGOwn reporting
Carabao Cup: League Two Side Fleetwood Town Beat Arsenal On Penalties To Reach Quarterfinals
+5 h 7 minWed 28 Oct 01:15
EFLEN · GBOwn reporting
Carabao Cup: Fleetwood Town shock Arsenal in shootout win
+9 h 8 minWed 28 Oct 05:16
The Athletic (NYT)EN · USRepeats
The story of Fleetwood Town's win over Arsenal, one of football's greatest upsets
+10 h 54 minWed 28 Oct 07:03
De Telegraaf SportNL · NLOwn reporting
Blamage Arsenal in League Cup tegen 84 plaatsen lager genoteerd Fleetwood Town: ’Het is een heel trieste dag’
+11 h 18 minWed 28 Oct 07:26
Sportschau (ARD)DE · DEOwn reporting
Aus gegen Fleetwood Town: Arsenal blamiert sich bei Viertligist
+12 h 50 minWed 28 Oct 08:59
Inside World FootballEN · CHOwn reporting
Out-gunned at Highbury. Arsenal lose to fourth tier Fleetwood in penalty shootout
+15 h 52 minWed 28 Oct 12:00
Soccer LadumaEN · ZAOwn reporting
8 Massive Cup Upsets In English Football After Arsenal Humiliation
+17 h 12 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?

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