Arsenal becomes first reigning champion to lose to fourth-tier club in League Cup

Arsenal have been knocked out of the English League Cup in the round of 16 after losing to Fleetwood Town. The match ended 1-1, before the fourth-tier side won the penalty shootout 5-3.

According to statistics service Squawka, Arsenal became the first reigning English Premier League champion to be eliminated from the competition by a club playing in the country’s fourth tier.

The London club also lost on penalties to fourth-tier Bradford City in the League Cup quarter-finals in the 2012-13 season. Arsenal lost both matches in shootouts.