Arsenal out to League Two Fleetwood on penalties after 9 changes

📰 Arsenal have been knocked out of the Carabao Cup last 16 on penalties by Fleetwood Town, 18th in League Two. 📌 Key points 😱 Arsenal drew 1-1 with Fleetwood and lost 5-3 on penalties. 🔄 Mikel Arteta made nine changes from the Everton win. 🟥 16-year-old Max Dowman was sent off on 85 minutes for kicking out. 🧤 Fleetwood keeper Jay Lynch saved Bruno Guimarães's penalty. 🏆 Fleetwood are the lowest-ranked side left in the competition. 📝 What happened ⚽ At Highbury Stadium on 27 October, Aaron Loupalo-Bi put Fleetwood ahead on 21 minutes after a mistake by Marli Salmon. Viktor Gyökeres equalised on 50 minutes with his first goal of the season. 🧤 Jay Lynch also denied Ben White and Martin Ødegaard in stoppage time. In the shootout he saved from Bruno Guimarães, while Fleetwood scored all five, teenage defender Conor Haughey converting the decisive kick. 🔄 Arteta kept only Myles Lewis-Skelly and Gyökeres from the side that beat Everton 2-0. Illan Meslier made his debut in goal and 18-year-old Ceadach O'Neill also debuted. Ødegaard and White came on at half-time. 🟥 Max Dowman was sent off for violent conduct on 85 minutes after kicking out at Harrison Neal. Flashscore reported that Arteta had a stern word with him as he left the pitch. 📊 By the numbers • Fleetwood's league position: 18th in League Two • Arsenal changes: 9 • Shootout: Fleetwood won 5-3 • Arsenal's last League Cup win: 1993 🔭 Why it matters Arsenal had just beaten Everton 2-0 to draw level with Manchester City on 21 points at the top, but this was a humbling cup night. Flashscore rated it worse than the 2012 shootout defeat at fourth-tier Bradford. Fleetwood manager Matt Lawlor admitted: "We haven't practised penalties once." Arsenal travel to Liverpool this weekend.