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Fleetwood stun Arsenal with early lead after drone stops cup tie

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Fleetwood stun Arsenal with early lead after drone stops cup tie

Fleetwood Town lead Arsenal 1-0 in the Carabao Cup fourth round.

The match

Kick-off at 8:00pm UK time

The tie is at Highbury Stadium in Fleetwood on Tuesday, October 27.

Drone delay

Play stopped after two minutes

Referee Michael Salisbury halted the game when a drone flew over the pitch.

The delay

Players sent to the dressing rooms

The drone did not fly away, so both teams left the pitch.

Play resumes

Police found the drone operator

Play resumed about two minutes later, with extra time added.

The goal

Loupalo-Bi scores in the 21st minute

Aaron Loupalo-Bi put the League Two hosts in front.

Team news

Two Arsenal debuts on the night

Illan Meslier and Ceadach O'Neill made their first senior starts.

Team news

Arteta made nine changes

Max Dowman started after winning player of the round last month.

The teams

A huge gap between the clubs

Fleetwood play in League Two, four tiers below the Premier League.

The prize

Winner reaches the quarter-finals

The quarter-final draw takes place on Wednesday, October 28.

What is next

Arsenal can still fight back

Strong players wait on the Arsenal bench for the second half.

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