The Bottom Line

Men: Arsenal are out of the Carabao Cup, beaten 5-3 on penalties by League Two Fleetwood after Gyokeres cancelled out Aaron Loupalo-Bi's opener. Max Dowman was sent off for violent conduct and will serve the ban in the Premier League. Rice, Calafiori and Madueke all missed the tie injured, and a drone held play up for eight minutes.

Women and Academy: Arsenal Women host Benfica at Meadow Park on Wednesday in the Champions League, with Slegers expecting a compact side Arsenal beat 2-0 away last season. The Under-21s came from behind to beat AFC Wimbledon 2-1, Emerson Nwaneri scoring an 87th-minute winner to reach the EFL Trophy knockout stages.

Men

Fleetwood Town knock Arsenal out of the Carabao Cup on penalties

Aaron Loupalo-Bi put the League Two side ahead and Viktor Gyokeres equalised early in the second half for his first goal of the season. Jay Lynch saved from Bruno Guimaraes and Conor Haughey scored the winning penalty in a 5-3 shootout.

Also covered by The Guardian and The Independent.

Dowman sent off for violent conduct and will serve his ban in the Premier League

Dowman was shown a straight red five minutes from the end of normal time for kicking out at Harrison Neal, which sparked a brawl. Red cards carry over from the cup competitions, so his suspension applies in the league.

Also covered by BBC Sport.

Arteta criticised for his reaction to Dowman's red card

Arteta said what he told Dowman as the teenager left the pitch was something they had discussed before the game, and refused to say more. Paul Merson and Jobi McAnuff both said he should have supported a 16-year-old.

Also covered by The Independent.

Rice, Calafiori and Madueke all missed the tie injured

Arteta said Rice had been feeling a problem that forced his substitution, Calafiori was out and Madueke has an ankle injury. None of the three has been ruled in or out of Sunday's trip to Liverpool.

Also covered by Evening Standard.

Meslier and O'Neill make their Arsenal debuts at Fleetwood

Illan Meslier played his first game since joining in the summer, in goal, and Ceadach O'Neill, an 18-year-old Northern Ireland international signed from Linfield, started on the wing and set up Gyokeres's equaliser.

Also covered by Evening Standard.

A drone stopped play at Fleetwood for more than eight minutes

Referee Michael Salisbury halted the tie after one minute and 40 seconds when a drone was spotted above the ground, and play resumed once it flew away. Seven minutes were added to the first half.

Also covered by The Independent.

Zubimendi started at Fleetwood in a protective mask

Zubimendi took a blow to the face after coming on against Everton on Saturday and is reported to have broken his nose. He was passed fit to start in midfield wearing a mask.

Also covered by Evening Standard.

Arteta says Arsenal had to take their chances

Arsenal had 26 shots and seven on target. Arteta said that when you create that volume you have to score three, four or five, and that he could not fault the players for attitude or intensity.

Also covered by Arseblog News.

Women

Slegers and Russo expect a compact Benfica at Meadow Park

Arsenal host Benfica at 8pm on Wednesday on the third matchday of the Champions League league phase. Slegers and Russo both expect a compact side, beaten 3-0 by Bayern Munich but with four league wins from four.

Also covered by Arseblog News.

Slegers explains how she handled Hinds before her derby start

Hinds had been left out of matchday squads earlier in the season before starting at left-back in Saturday's derby win. Slegers said the staff gave her challenge and support while she was not playing.

Academy

Under-21s reach the EFL Trophy knockout stages with a comeback at AFC Wimbledon

Callum Maycock put the League One side ahead after the break, Evan Mooney equalised with 20 minutes left and Emerson Nwaneri's deflected shot won it in the 87th minute. It is Arsenal's first knockout place in the group format.

Also covered by Sky Sports.

Social

• u/BlurstOfTimes11 on Reddit: A tally of Kai Havertz away from the Emirates this season: 510 minutes, no goals and no assists.
• u/TurebergPirates on Reddit: The replay of the Dowman incident, with the Neal tackle that preceded it.
• u/Ben_Thatcher94 on Reddit: Footage of Arteta speaking to Dowman in the tunnel after the red card, the clip the pundits were reacting to.
• arseblog on Bluesky: Argues the red card was never a red, and that Arteta's job with a 16-year-old is to protect him.
• Gunnerblog on Bluesky: On the one thing worth keeping from the night, the Gyokeres finish that ends up forgotten.
• The Short Fuse on Bluesky: On how physical Fleetwood were allowed to be, and the challenge on Dowman that went unpunished.

Podcasts

• The Real Arsenal Deal, Fleetwood Stun Arsenal! EFL Cup Exit On Penalties & Harsh Dowman Red Card (24 min). Rav on the cup exit and the sending off.
• The Thing About Arsenal, Fleetwood Town 1-1 Arsenal (5-3 pens): Slapped by the Cod Army (20 min). Laura and Luke react to the defeat and look for positives.
• Latte Firm - Arsenal FC x, HUMBLED at Highbury. Fleetwood Town knock Arsenal out. Match Reaction (37 min). Match reaction to the shootout defeat at Highbury Stadium.
• Inside Arsenal - with Charles Watts, SHOCKER!! Awful Arsenal knocked out by Fleetwood (YouTube livestream recap) (39 min). A recap of Watts's livestream straight after the game.
• THE NORTH BANK - An Arsenal Podcast, INSTANT REACTION! Fleetwood 1 Arsenal 1 (5-3 pens) (10 min). A short instant reaction recorded at full time.

On This Day

2023. Eddie Nketiah scored a hat-trick as Arsenal beat Sheffield United 5-0 at the Emirates, with Fabio Vieira's late penalty and a Takehiro Tomiyasu goal in stoppage time finishing it off. Via Wikipedia

2018. Vivianne Miedema scored twice and Jordan Nobbs and Danielle van de Donk also found the net as Arsenal won 4-0 at Bristol City in the WSL. Via The Arsenal Women Archive

2009. Fran Merida and Nicklas Bendtner scored as a young Arsenal side beat Liverpool 2-1 at the Emirates in the fourth round of the League Cup, Emiliano Insua replying for the visitors. Via Wikipedia

1968. Glenn Helder was born, the Dutch winger who arrived in 1995 and spent two seasons at the club.