Matt Lawlor celebrates ‘amazing’ Carabao Cup win over Arsenal

Fleetwood Town produced the biggest shock in Carabao Cup history as they defeated Premier League champions Arsenal in a penalty shoot-out to reach the quarter-finals.

The Cod Army, who lie 18th in League Two and some 84 places below the Gunners in the English football pyramid, converted all five of their penalties in the shoot-out, with goalkeeper Jay Lynch saving from Bruno Guimaraes and Conor Haughey scoring the winning kick after a 1-1 draw .

Fleetwood had dared to dream when they took a stunning lead in the 21st minute as Aaron Loupalo-Bi fired low into the net to give the lowest-ranked team in the competition a first-half advantage against a much-changed Arsenal side who struggled to find any sharpness.

A frustrated Mikel Arteta responded by sending on Martin Odegaard at half-time and Viktor Gyokeres levelled soon after, but they could not get a winner.…