Arsenal lost 5-3 on penalties to Fleetwood Town in a League Cup match that ended 1-1 after normal time. Conor Haughey secured the victory for the lower-league side by scoring the winning penalty.
Aaron Loupalo-Bi opened the scoring for Fleetwood in the first half following a mistake by Marli Salmon in the 21st minute. Viktor Gyokeres equalised for the Gunners after the interval to level the score.
Max Dowman received a red card in the 85th minute for violent conduct after kicking out at Harrison Neal. Mikel Arteta rotated the squad significantly, making nine changes to the starting lineup.
The match faced an eight-minute delay because of an unauthorised drone. Martin Odegaard entered the pitch as a substitute at half-time.
Fleetwood fielded debutants Illan Meslier in goal and Ceadach O'Neill. The home side, known as the 'Cod Army', currently sits in 18th place in League Two.
Matt Lawlor wept tears of joy following the result at the stadium with a capacity of 5,327. Arsenal had recently defeated Everton 2-0 on Saturday and maintained a run of 11 wins from their previous 13 matches.
Myles Lewis-Skelly and Viktor Gyokeres retained their positions from the previous fixture.
