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EFL CupRound of 16
Fleetwood Town
  • Loupalo-Bi21'
  • Coughlan91'(P)
  • Neal93'(P)
  • davies94'(P)
  • Cannon95'(P)
  • Haughey97'(P)
11After penaltiesHalf-time 10Penalties 53
Arsenal
  • Gyökeres50'95'(P)
  • Odegaard92'(P)
  • Havertz93'(P)

Fleetwood Town vs Arsenal

Highbury Stadium, FleetwoodM. Salisbury

Summary

Match report

Fleetwood Town and Arsenal drew 1-1 after extra time in the EFL Cup (Round of 16). Fleetwood Town won the penalty shoot-out 5-3. Fleetwood Town led 1-0 at half-time. Arsenal came from a goal down to draw.

Fleetwood Town’s goal came from Aaron Loupalo-Bi in the 21st minute. Arsenal’s goal came from Viktor Gyökeres in the 50th minute. Max Dowman (Arsenal) was sent off (85′). A. Loupalo-Bi was the highest-rated player on the pitch (7.9).

Player of the match

20A. Loupalo-BiFleetwood Town82'1Rating 7.9

Key stats

All stats
48%Possession52%
  • 0.34Expected goals (xG)2.28
  • 3Total shots26
  • 2Shots on target7
  • 2Corners5
  • 3Yellow cards0
  • 0Red cards1

Live commentary

  1. Full-time: Fleetwood Town beat Arsenal 5-3 on penalties after a 1-1 draw. In numbers: possession Fleetwood Town 48%, Arsenal 52%; shots 3 (2 on target) to 26 (7 on target)

  2. Conor Haughey scores for Fleetwood Town 53

  3. Bruno Guimarães fails to score for Arsenal 43

  4. Andy Cannon converts for Fleetwood Town 43

  5. Viktor Gyökeres scores for Arsenal 33

  6. Will davies converts for Fleetwood Town 32

  7. Kai Havertz converts for Arsenal 22

  8. Harrison Neal scores for Fleetwood Town 21

  9. Martin Odegaard scores for Arsenal 11

  10. Ronan Coughlan converts for Fleetwood Town 10

  11. Penalties! The tie goes to a shoot-out

  12. End of normal time: level at 1-1

  13. 86'

    Yellow card: Andy Cannon (Fleetwood Town) for dissent

  14. 85'

    Red card! Max Dowman (Arsenal) is shown a straight red for violent conduct, and Arsenal are down to ten men

  15. 82'

    Double substitution, Arsenal: Martín Zubimendi comes on for Bruno Guimarães, Myles Lewis-Skelly on for Ezri Konsa

  16. 82'

    Substitution, Fleetwood Town: Will davies makes way for Aaron Loupalo-Bi

  17. 74'

    Yellow card: Jake Thomas Batty (Fleetwood Town) for a foul

  18. 74'

    Substitution, Fleetwood Town: Mark Helm replaces Andy Cannon

  19. 66'

    Double substitution, Fleetwood Town: Crispin McLean replaces Adam Murphy, Ched Evans on for Ronan Coughlan

  20. 66'

    Substitution, Arsenal: Ceadach O'Neill replaces Eberechi Eze

  21. 54'

    Yellow card: Crispin McLean (Fleetwood Town) for a foul

  22. 50'

    Goal! Viktor Gyökeres equalises for Arsenal (1-1)

  23. We're back under way for the second half

  24. Half-time: Fleetwood Town lead 1-0

  25. 45'

    Double substitution, Arsenal: Martin Odegaard makes way for Marli Salmon, Jurriën Timber on for Ben White

  26. 21'

    Goal! Aaron Loupalo-Bi gives Fleetwood Town the lead (1-0), set up by Harrison Neal

  27. Kick-off! Fleetwood Town vs Arsenal is under way. Fleetwood Town line up in a 3-1-4-2, Arsenal in a 4-2-3-1

Lineups

Fleetwood TownCoach: M. LawlorAverage rating 6.53-1-4-2

Fleetwood Town – Starting XI (3-1-4-2)

  1. 1J. LynchGoalkeeper – Rating 7.0
  2. 16Conor HaugheyDefender – Rating 6.3, Penalty goal 97'
  3. 6R. BennettDefender – Rating 6.7
  4. 5F. PotterDefender – Rating 6.6
  5. 4H. NealMidfielder – Rating 7.0, Penalty goal 93', Assist
  6. 26S. RooneyMidfielder – Rating 6.5
  7. 27C. McLeanMidfielder – Rating 6.0, Yellow card 54', On 66'
  8. 10M. HelmMidfielder – Rating 6.2, On 74'
  9. 24Jake Thomas BattyMidfielder – Rating 6.8, Yellow card 74'
  10. 17C. EvansForward – Rating 5.9, On 66'
  11. 20A. Loupalo-BiForward – Player of the match, Rating 7.9, Goal 21', On 82'

Fleetwood TownSubstitutes

  • 1111Joshua ThomasForward
  • 77A. CannonMidfielder74'Rating 6.1
  • 33D. AndrewDefender
  • 2929R. CirinoDefender
  • 1919R. CoughlanForward66'Rating 6.4
  • 99W. DaviesForward82'Rating 6.3
  • 1515A. MurphyMidfielder66'Rating 6.4
  • 2222J. PradicGoalkeeper
  • 2828J. RobertsonMidfielder

CoachM. Lawlor

ArsenalCoach: Mikel ArtetaAverage rating 6.74-2-3-1

Arsenal – Starting XI (4-2-3-1)

  1. 30I. MeslierGoalkeeper – Rating 6.5
  2. 12J. TimberDefender – Rating 6.3, On 45'
  3. 3Cristhian MosqueraDefender – Rating 7.1
  4. 89M. SalmonDefender – Rating 6.5, On 45'
  5. 5P. HincapiéDefender – Rating 7.3
  6. 36Martín ZubimendiMidfielder – Rating 6.7, On 82'
  7. 49M. Lewis-SkellyMidfielder – Rating 6.8, On 82'
  8. 56M. DowmanMidfielder – Rating 6.1, Red card 85'
  9. 29K. HavertzMidfielder – Rating 6.0, Penalty goal 93'
  10. 53C. O’NeillMidfielder – Rating 6.3, On 66'
  11. 14V. GyökeresForward – Rating 7.8, Goal 50', Penalty goal 95'

ArsenalSubstitutes

CoachMikel Arteta

Stats

Fleetwood TownArsenal
  • 48%Possession52%
  • 0.34Expected goals (xG)2.28
  • 3Total shots26
  • 2Shots on target7
  • 0Shots off target9
  • 1Blocked shots10
  • 3Shots inside the box24
  • 0Shots outside the box2
  • 2Corners5
  • 3Offsides3
  • 14Fouls5
  • 3Yellow cards0
  • 0Red cards1
  • 5Goalkeeper saves1
  • 177Total passes642
  • 99Accurate passes565
  • 5Free Kicks14

Info

Match info

Competition
EFL Cup
Round
Round of 16
Kick-off
Venue
Highbury Stadium, Fleetwood
Referee
M. Salisbury

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