Arsenal suffered a shock Carabao Cup exit at the home of Fleetwood Town, as the League Two side recorded one of the biggest upsets in the competition's history. Mikel Arteta's Premier League champions lost 5-3 on penalties to a Fleetwood outfit ranked 84 places below them in the English football pyramid. Following Fleetwood's victory, BBC Sport looks at some of the biggest shocks of all-time in the FA Cup and League Cup.
This isn't an exhaustive list, and you can leave your thoughts in the comments, rank the historic upsets and share your results. Fleetwood Town celebrated the biggest victory in the club's history as they stunned Champions League finalists Arsenal to reach the EFL Cup quarter-finals at Highbury Stadium. The League Two club stunned the visitors when Aaron Loupalo-Bi gave Fleetwood, who sat 19th in English football's fourth tier, a 21st-minute lead.
Viktor Gyokeres pulled Arsenal level after the break - but they could not kick-on and were reduced to 10-men in the 86th minute when teenager Max Dowman kicked out following a challenge by Harrison Neal. In the shootout, Fleetwood goalkeeper Jay Lynch saved Bruno Guimaraes' spot kick before Conor Haughey scored the winning penalty to spark scenes of ecstasy on the pitch and in the stands. An upset as astonishing for its manner as it was for its proportions.
Grimsby Town, a League Two side, beat top-flight Manchester United. Not only did they win, but they were 2-0 up after 30 minutes following goals from Charles Vernam and Tyrell Warren. The visitors pulled one back through Bryan Mbeumo with 15 minutes to go and United looked like they might squeeze through when Harry Maguire went on to level in the 89th minute.
But an incredible shootout followed, with Clarke Oduor for Grimsby and Matheus Cunha for Manchester United missing the only penalties as each side's 11 took one. The players then went again and, after Darragh Burns scored to make it 12-11, Mbeumo struck his second spot-kick against the crossbar. Arne Slot made 10 changes to his Liverpool side after they had won an EFL Cup semi-final in their previous game and the Reds were made to pay.
Eight minutes after the interval, the Pilgrims were awarded a penalty after Harvey Elliott's handball and Ryan Hardie drilled home from the spot in emphatic fashion. Hardie almost added a second shortly afterwards when his shot was turned on to the post by Liverpool keeper Caoimhin Kelleher. The bottom club in the Championship held on, with Conor Hazard making crucial late saves, to beat a team who would go on to win the Premier League title.
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