EFL Cup | Round of 16 | 2026-10-28 05:00 JST
Match summary The EFL Cup Round of 16 fixture between Fleetwood Town and Arsenal was played on October 28. Fleetwood Town and Arsenal finished level at 1-1, and the tie went to a penalty shoot-out. Fleetwood Town prevailed 5-3 on penalties against Arsenal. It was 1-0 at half-time and 0-1 in the second half, and neither side could pull ahead.
Scorers: Fleetwood Town – A. Loupalo-Bi; Arsenal – V. Gyökeres. Assists: Fleetwood Town – H. Neal.
Possession: Fleetwood Town 48%, Arsenal 52%. Shots: Fleetwood Town 3, Arsenal 26. Yellow cards: Fleetwood Town 3, Arsenal 0. Arsenal played with ten men after M. Dowman was sent off.
Team stats 3-1-4-2 1 Lynch 5 Potter 6 Bennett 16 Haughey 4 Neal 24 Batty 10 Helm 27 McLean 26 Rooney 20 Loupalo 17 Evans
4-2-3-1 30 Meslier 5 Hinc api 89 Salmon 3 Mosq uer 12 Timber 49 Lewis-S 36 Zubimen 53 O’Neill 29 Havertz 56 Dowman 14 Gyökere
0.34 Expected goals (xG) 2.28
View as table Fleetwood Town Stat Arsenal 3-1-4-2 Formation 4-2-3-1 48% Possession 52% 0.34 Expected goals (xG) 2.28 3 Shots 26 2 Shots on target 7 0 Shots off target 9 1 Blocked shots 10 3 Shots inside the box 23 0 Shots outside the box 3 2 Corner kicks 5 3 Offsides 3 14 Fouls 5 180 Passes 641 99 Accurate passes 566 5 Goalkeeper saves 1 3 Yellow cards 0 0 Red cards 1
Referee: Michael Salisbury
Player stats Fleetwood Town Pos Player Shots Shots on target Goals Dribbles (success) Tackles (success) Blocks Passes (accuracy) Assists Yellow cards Red cards Fouls Fouled Rating Min Key passes Interceptions Duels (won) FW Joshua Thomas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MF J. Robertson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 GK J. Pradic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MF A. Murphy 0 0 0 0 0 7(100%) 0 0 0 0 0 6.39 24 1 1 FW W. Davies 1 1 0 0(0%) 1 0 0(0%) 0 0 0 0 0 6.44 8 0 0 3(1) FW R. Coughlan 0 0 0 1(20%) 0 0 2(40%) 0 0 0 0 0 6.67 24 0 0 7(2) DF D. Andrew 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MF A. Cannon 1 0 0 0(0%) 1 1 5(71%) 0 1 0 0 0 6.11 16 0 0 3(1) GK J. Lynch 0 0 0 0 0 13(39%) 0 0 0 0 0 6.79 90 0 0 MF S. Rooney 0 0 0 4 0 4(33%) 0 0 0 4 1 6.5 90 0 1 17(9) DF Conor Haughey 0 0 0 3 0 5(38%) 0 0 0 1 0 6.34 90 0 0 6(3) DF F. Potter 0 0 0 0 0 8(62%) 0 0 0 0 0 6.3 90 0 0 1(0) MF H. Neal 0 0 0 2 0 14(70%) 1 0 0 3 0 6.76 90 1 1 8(2) DF R. Bennett 0 0 0 0 0 8(67%) 0 0 0 0 2 6.58 90 0 1 5(3) MF C. McLean 0 0 0 0(0%) 1 0 4(40%) 0 1 0 1 0 6.02 66 0 0 5(2) MF M. Helm 0 0 0 1(33%) 0 0 9(60%) 0 0 0 2 0 6.18 74 0 0 9(2) MF Jake Thomas Batty 0 0 0 6 0 8(67%) 0 1 0 1 0 6.18 90 0 6 9(7) FW C. Evans 0 0 0 0(0%) 0 0 5(56%) 0 0 0 2 1 6.24 66 0 0 11(3) FW A. Loupalo-Bi 1 1 1 5(83%) 0 0 7(70%) 0 0 0 0 1 7.92 82 0 2 11(6)
Arsenal Pos Player Shots Shots on target Goals Dribbles (success) Tackles (success) Blocks Passes (accuracy) Assists Yellow cards Red cards Fouls Fouled Rating Min Key passes Interceptions Duels (won) MF M. Ødegaard 1 1 0 1(100%) 2 0 53(87%) 0 0 0 1 0 7.2 45 3 0 5(3) GK Kepa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MF E. Eze 2 0 0 1(33%) 0 2 19(83%) 0 0 0 0 1 6.99 24 3 0 4(2) MF Bruno Guimarães 0 0 0 0 0 11(85%) 0 0 0 0 0 6.24 8 0 0 FW A. Annous 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DF E. Konsa 0 0 0 0 0 19(100%) 0 0 0 0 0 6.38 8 1 0 MF M. Hashi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DF M. Washington 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DF B. White 1 1 0 3 0 33(97%) 0 0 0 0 0 6.41 45 0 0 5(3) GK I. Meslier 0 0 0 0 0 14(93%) 0 0 0 0 0 6.54 90 0 0 DF J. Timber 2 0 0 1(100%) 0 1 13(76%) 0 0 0 0 1 6.3 45 0 0 3(3) DF Cristhian Mosquera 1 0 0 3 1 80(94%) 0 0 0 1 0 7.06 90 0 3 12(7) DF M. Salmon 0 0 0 1 0 40(87%) 0 0 0 0 0 6.6 45 0 1 3(1) DF P. Hincapié 1 0 0 1(100%) 2 0 81(89%) 0 0 0 1 3 7.28 90 3 0 14(11) MF Martín Zubimendi 0 0 0 2 0 64(89%) 0 0 0 0 0 6.66 82 0 3 6(3) MF M. Lewis-Skelly 4 0 0 0 2 57(90%) 0 0 0 0 2 6.91 82 1 0 7(2) MF C. O’Neill 1 0 0 1(25%) 0 0 23(82%) 0 0 0 0 4 6.35 66 3 0 12(6) MF M. Dowman 3 2 0 0(0%) 1 0 29(91%) 0 0 1 1 1 5.93 85 2 0 10(2) MF K. Havertz 7 1 0 1(50%) 2 3 25(76%) 0 0 0 0 2 6.01 90 1 1 11(10) FW V. Gyökeres 3 2 1 0(0%) 0 1 5(56%) 0 0 0 1 0 7.88 90 0 0 3(1)
Lineups Fleetwood Town Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 1 J. Lynch Starter DF 16 Conor Haughey Starter DF 6 R. Bennett Starter DF 5 F. Potter Starter MF 4 H. Neal Starter MF 26 S. Rooney Starter MF 27 C. McLean Starter MF 10 M. Helm Starter MF 24 Jake Thomas Batty Starter FW 17 C. Evans Starter FW 20 A. Loupalo-Bi Bench MF 7 A. Cannon Bench FW 19 R. Coughlan Bench FW 9 W. Davies Bench MF 15 A. Murphy
Show unused substitutes (5) Role Pos No. Player Bench FW 11 Joshua Thomas Bench DF 3 D. Andrew Bench DF 29 R. Cirino Bench GK 22 J. Pradic Bench MF 28 J. Robertson
Arsenal Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 30 I. Meslier Starter DF 12 J. Timber Starter DF 3 Cristhian Mosquera Starter DF 89 M. Salmon Starter DF 5 P. Hincapié Starter MF 36 Martín Zubimendi Starter MF 49 M. Lewis-Skelly Starter MF 56 M. Dowman Starter MF 29 K. Havertz Starter MF 53 C. O’Neill Starter FW 14 V. Gyökeres Bench MF 10 E. Eze Bench MF 39 Bruno Guimarães Bench DF 15 E. Konsa Bench DF 4 B. White Bench MF 8 M. Ødegaard
Show unused substitutes (4) Role Pos No. Player Bench FW 43 A. Annous Bench MF 74 M. Hashi Bench DF 60 M. Washington Bench GK 13 Kepa
Match events Time Team Event Player Score 1H 21' Fleetwood Town ⚽ Goal A. Loupalo-Bi 1-0 1H 45' Arsenal 🔄 Substitution OUT M. Salmon → IN M. Ødegaard 1H 45' Arsenal 🔄 Substitution OUT J. Timber → IN B. White 2H 5' Arsenal ⚽ Goal V. Gyökeres 1-1 2H 9' Fleetwood Town 🟨 Yellow card C. McLean 2H 21' Fleetwood Town 🔄 Substitution OUT C. McLean → IN A. Murphy 2H 21' Fleetwood Town 🔄 Substitution OUT C. Evans → IN R. Coughlan 2H 21' Arsenal 🔄 Substitution OUT C. O’Neill → IN E. Eze 2H 29' Fleetwood Town 🟨 Yellow card Jake Thomas Batty 2H 29' Fleetwood Town 🔄 Substitution OUT M. Helm → IN Andy Cannon 2H 37' Arsenal 🔄 Substitution OUT Martín Zubimendi → IN Bruno Guimarães 2H 37' Arsenal 🔄 Substitution OUT M. Lewis-Skelly → IN E. Konsa 2H 37' Fleetwood Town 🔄 Substitution OUT A. Loupalo-Bi → IN W. Davies 2H 40' Arsenal 🟥 Red card M. Dowman 2H 41' Fleetwood Town 🟨 Yellow card Andy Cannon PK戦 Fleetwood Town ⚽ Shootout scored R. Coughlan 1-0 PK戦 Arsenal ⚽ Shootout scored M. Ødegaard 1-1 PK戦 Fleetwood Town ⚽ Shootout scored H. Neal 2-1 PK戦 Arsenal ⚽ Shootout scored K. Havertz 2-2 PK戦 Fleetwood Town ⚽ Shootout scored W. Davies 3-2 PK戦 Arsenal ⚽ Shootout scored V. Gyökeres 3-3 PK戦 Fleetwood Town ⚽ Shootout scored Andy Cannon 4-3 PK戦 Arsenal ❌ Shootout missed Bruno Guimarães PK戦 Fleetwood Town ⚽ Shootout scored Conor Haughey 5-3
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