Fleetwood Town vs Arsenal — match summary
England · Carabao Cup · kick-off 28 Oct 2026 03:00
Full time · score 1-1
pPS pre-match readiness (0-100): Fleetwood Town 59 · Arsenal 50
Shots on target 2-7 · corners 2-5 · possession 21-79
NextGOAL tip: Arsenal -2.5 · 2 stars
A cup game like the Carabao Cup brings Fleetwood Town from League Two up against an Arsenal side playing with real stability. Both teams want to advance, but the context is clearly different. Fleetwood Town have just lost two league games in a row, while Arsenal are unbeaten in 5 consecutive matches. Fleetwood Town in their own league: 13 games, 3 wins, 5 draws, 5 losses, 15 scored, 17 conceded, and their latest league game was a 1-2 defeat. The defence is a clear problem, especially late in games where they concede 33% of all their goals. As for Arsenal, 8 league games, 7 wins, 1 loss, 13 scored, 5 conceded, and their latest was a 2-0 win in the Premier League. Over their last 10 games Arsenal have 59.1% possession and 5.4 shots on target per game, while Fleetwood Town have 50.9% possession and 4.4 shots on target per game. If Arsenal score first, the game should open up more and more, because Fleetwood Town will have to come out and play more to chase the game, and that will open even more space for Arsenal's attack to do what it does best. But if the hosts can hold out for a long time, the game could become more stifling and turn into one that requires patience to break down.