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Fleetwood Town eliminates Arsenal in League Cup

Outlets agree that fourth-tier Fleetwood Town defeated Premier League champions Arsenal in a penalty shootout.

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At a glance

  • Fourth-tier Fleetwood Town knocked Arsenal out of the League Cup.12
  • The match was decided by a penalty shootout.12

Fleetwood Town eliminated Arsenal from the English League Cup during a penalty shootout.12

The fourth-tier team secured the victory against the Premier League champions.12

Where sources agree

  • Fleetwood Town defeated Arsenal3 of 3
  • Victory decided in penalty shootout3 of 3
  • Arsenal are Premier League champions2 of 3

Who covered this

1 National2 International

Sources

  1. 1Yahoo SportsFleetwood's Cod Army still reveling after pulling off major cup upset over Arsenal ↗
  2. 2The Guardian‘This isn’t supposed to happen’: giant-slaying Fleetwood revels in fairytale Arsenal win ↗
  3. 3BBC SportHero Haughey's 'surreal moment' after Arsenal shock ↗

Based on reporting from these reputable newsrooms and reviewed by Orbit’s editors. A fact appears only when at least two sources report it. Orbit is not affiliated with these publishers.

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