Arsenal knocked out of League Cup by fourth-tier Fleetwood Town

Defending Premier League champions Arsenal were knocked out of the League Cup by fourth-tier Fleetwood Town after a 1-1 draw and a 5-3 penalty shootout defeat. Aaron Loupalo-Bi put Fleetwood ahead in the first half, and Viktor Gyökeres equalised after the break. Jay Lynch saved Bruno Guimarães’s penalty before Conor Haughey scored Fleetwood’s winning spot kick. Arsenal’s 16-year-old Max Dowman was sent off late in the match, while Mikel Arteta’s nine changes came ahead of Sunday’s trip to Liverpool.