# Where does Fleetwood beating Arsenal rank in biggest cup upsets?

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/where-does-fleetwood-beating-arsenal-rank-in-biggest-cup-upsets/
- Published: 2026-10-27T23:35:11+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-28T06:40:51+00:00
- Original publisher: BBC Sport (publisher lean: Centre)
- Original article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cq62y7yzjdmzo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
- Topics: Sport

## Key points

- Fleetwood knocked Arsenal out on penalties.
- The teams were 84 places apart in the pyramid.
- The article revisits other famous cup upsets.

## Summary

Fleetwood Town beat Arsenal on penalties to reach the League Cup quarter-finals for the first time, in one of the competition’s biggest upsets. The League Two side were ranked 84 places below Arsenal, who were reduced to 10 men late in the match.

Aaron Loupalo-Bi put Fleetwood ahead in the first half before Viktor Gyökeres equalised after the break. Goalkeeper Jay Lynch saved Bruno Guimarães’s penalty in the shootout, and Conor Haughey scored the winner. The article also recalls other cup shocks, including Grimsby beating Manchester United, Plymouth Argyle defeating Liverpool, and Bradford City and Oldham Athletic overcoming top-flight opposition.

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