Who are Fleetwood Town? The fourth-tier side that knocked out English champions Arsenal
The League Two club stunned the Premier League champions and reached the Carabao Cup quarter-finals for the first time.
Fleetwood Town, a club from England's north-west coast that plays in League Two, knocked Arsenal out of the Carabao Cup on October 27. They drew 1-1 and won 5-3 on penalties against the reigning Premier League champions.
The upset looks even bigger given their current form: Fleetwood went into the match 18th in England's fourth tier. Matt Lawlor's side found in the cup a night very different from their difficult league campaign.
A club built on rebuilds
Their history is also one of rebuilding. The club's roots go back to 1908, while the current institution was founded in 1997. In 2012 they won promotion to League Two, and two years later they reached League One, the third tier: their sixth promotion in ten years.
One of the names behind that rise was Jamie Vardy. In the 2011-12 season he scored 31 goals in 36 Conference Premier games, then the fifth tier, and helped the club step up to the Football League.
Leicester signed him in 2012 for £1 million. Four years later, Vardy was a Premier League champion. Fleetwood had been a decisive stop before his leap to the elite.
The night against Arsenal
Against Arsenal, others took the spotlight. Aaron Loupalo-Bi opened the scoring in the 21st minute and Viktor Gyökeres equalized in the 50th. The Londoners finished with ten men after Max Dowman was sent off in the 86th minute.
In the shootout, goalkeeper Jay Lynch stepped up: he saved one of Arsenal's kicks and set the stage for Conor Haughey to score the decisive penalty.
Fleetwood reached the League Cup quarter-finals for the first time.
To get there, a team sitting near the bottom of the fourth tier eliminated the champions of England.
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