It is huge night for League Two strugglers Fleetwood Town as they welcome reigning Premier League champions Arsenal to their compact Highbury Stadium in the last 16 of the EFL Cup.It is the ultimate David versus Goliath clash with the Cod Army 84 places below the Gunners in the pyramid.Fleetwood boss Matt Lawlor, whose side were beaten 2-1 at Exeter on Saturday and have lost five of their last seven league games, is excited by the challenge of taking on Mikel Artetas men.He said: The champions are coming to town and theyre coming to our patch. The players need to be excited by it, not overawed. The respect is through the roof but the fear cant be through the roof.Weve earned a game like this. Weve had to go through round upon round of tough games, and none of them were easy. To get to where we are, we deserve that.Fleetwood have reached the last 16 courtesy of wins over Chesterfield, Shrewsbury and Championship side Sheffield United.Arsenal come into the game in good form, beating Everton 2-0 at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday and going unbeaten in their last five games in all competitions.The visitors reached the fourth round with a 4-2 win at Ipswich Town in round three, a game in which Max Dowman scored twice and was named the Player of the Round.Where to watch Fleetwood v Arsenal: TV channel, live online streamsKick-off on Tuesday is at 20:00 GMT (16:00 ET / 13:00 PT), with live coverage in the UK on Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Football and Sky Sports Ultra.ViaNow TV, Sky Sports costs �14.99 for a day membership, �27.99 a month for a 12-month membership or �34.99 a month with no contract.Fleetwood v Arsenal stats, recent formFleetwood have reached the fourth round for the first time as part of their 15th EFL Cup campaign, their previous best runs finishing in the third round in 2022/23 and 2020/21Towns last two exits from the competition have come via penalties, losing 7-6 at Barnsley after a 2-2 draw in last seasons first round and 3-2 at Stoke City after their third-round tie finished 1-1 in 2024/25Since a 1-0 defeat to Everton in the second round in August 2022, Fleetwood have won five successive home EFL Cup tiesFollowing upsets against West Bromwich Albion and Rotherham United in 2023/24 both finishing 2-1 they have kept clean sheets in all three of their EFL Cup ties at Highbury Stadium this season, beating Chesterfield and Sheffield United 1-0 either side of a 4-0 victory against Shrewsbury TownA 2-1 defeat to Rochdale in League Two on September 26 is Fleetwoods only defeat in their last 12 home matches in all competitions (W6 D5)Arsenal have won nine of their last 12 matches in the EFL Cup, losing last seasons final against Manchester City and suffering two defeats to Newcastle in the 2024/25 semi-finalsThe defeat to City extended their 33-year wait to lift the trophy for a third time, having triumphed in 1987 and 1993Five of Arsenals last six defeats have been away from the Emirates Stadium, including a loss at a team from a lower division at Championship club Southampton in the FA Cup quarter-finals on April 4 Topics Arsenal F.C. Carabao Cup EFL Cup Fleetwood Town F.C. Mikel Arteta If you enjoy reading this article, you can help support our independent football journalism by adding 101 Great Goals as a preferred source You Should Also Read Fleetwood vs Arsenal: Confirmed teams, full line ups in EFL Cup Jon Fisher 27th October, 2026 Full EFL Cup quarter-final draw lowdown including time, TV channel and stream Ben Miller 27th October, 2026 Liverpool v Chelsea: Preview, expected line-ups, stats and where to watch Jon Fisher 27th October, 2026 Fleetwood Town v Arsenal: Preview, expected line-ups, stats and where to watch Jon Fisher 27th October, 2026 Arsenal Champions League fixtures, results, squad and schedule 2026/27 Ben Miller 25th October, 2026 Arteta calms Gabriel fears after Arsenal move level at top with Everton win Nicholas McGee 24th October, 2026
