Fleetwood Town beat Premier League champions Arsenal in the Carabao Cup after a penalty shootout, with Conor Haughey scoring the decisive spot kick to send the “Cod Army” into celebration. The result is presented as a major upset, with Fleetwood from the fourth tier eliminating the champions and moving into the quarter-final stage.
Across outlets, the key common detail is Haughey’s role as the shootout hero and that he did not practise penalties beforehand. RTE adds Haughey’s perspective on confidence, saying that if he is not confident he feels he will “get eaten up.” Yahoo Sports and the Mirror both frame the moment as a standout achievement, highlighting the scale of beating Arsenal and reaching the next round, and echoing that Haughey’s winning kick came without prior penalty practice.
