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‘This isn’t supposed to happen’: giant-slaying Fleetwood revels in fairytale Arsenal win
Fishing town in disbelief the morning after its footballing minnows beat mighty Arsenal on penalties On a wet and windy night on the north-west coast of England, a League Two side sensationally knocked the Premier League
Published 28 October 2026 at 16:52 UTC
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What happened
champions out of the Carabao Cup. But this is not just a fairytale story of giant-slaying : Fleetwood Town and Arsenal have an unlikely history that stretches back long before Tue