‘This isn’t supposed to happen’: giant-slaying Fleetwood revels in fairytale Arsenal win

By Hannah Al-Othman North of England correspondentWednesday 28 October · 19:52

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 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 Tuesday night’s game. Arsenal played at their iconic Highbury stadium until 2006, and Fleetwood’s groun