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Sports · Soccer · 9 outlets (L 1 · C 1 · R 1 · 6 not rated)

Fleetwood Town knock Arsenal out of Carabao Cup on penalties

League Two club Fleetwood Town knocked Premier League champions Arsenal out of the Carabao Cup on Tuesday, holding them to a 1-1 draw before winning a penalty shootout.⁠[5, 11] Conor Haughey hit the winning penalty for Fleetwood, The Guardian reported.⁠[1]

Why it matters Fleetwood booked their place in the Carabao Cup quarter-final.⁠[7]

Covered by The Guardian, ABC News, IJR and 6 more

Read first Fleetwood's Cod Army still reveling after pulling off major cup upset over Arsenal · ABC News

How balanced is this coverage?

Of the 3 rated outlets that covered it, 1 is left of center, 1 is center and 1 is right of center (1 of them in the Right group). 6 more are not rated.

Too few left- or right-leaning outlets to compare: 1 of 42 left-leaning, 1 of 33 center and 1 of 38 right-leaning outlets covered it.

Where the outlets sit
The Guardian · Leans left · −0.70ABC News · Center · −0.19IJR · Right · +1.52
  • Left: none.
  • Leans left: The Guardian (−0.70).
  • Center: ABC News (−0.19).
  • Leans right: none.
  • Right: IJR (+1.52).

Not rated The Athletic, BBC News, CNET, ESPN, The Telegraph, Al Jazeera. Not placed: they have no lean score.

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Sources

Right

  1. 5 IJR · Right · Oct 27, 6:01 p.m. ETLeague Two Fleetwood stuns Arsenal in Carabao Cup shootout

Not rated

  1. 6 Al Jazeera · Not rated · Oct 28, 3:54 a.m. ETWhere does Arsenal’s Fleetwood humiliation place in English cup shocks?
  2. 7 BBC News · Not rated · Oct 27, 8:39 p.m. ET'Biggest night in the club's history' for fearless Fleetwood
  3. 8 BBC News · Not rated · Oct 28, 7:55 a.m. ETArsenal to appeal against Dowman red card
  4. 9 BBC News · Not rated · Oct 28, 12:50 p.m. ETPenalty against Arsenal 'like a dream' for Haughey
  5. 10 CNET · Not rated · Oct 27, 2:51 p.m. ETFleetwood Town vs. Arsenal Livestream: How to Watch Carabao Cup Soccer From Anywhere
  6. 11 ESPN · Not rated · Oct 27, 6:47 p.m. ETArsenal stunned in Carabao Cup loss to 4th-tier Fleetwood Town
  7. 12 The Athletic · Not rated · Oct 27, 6:11 p.m. ETArsenal suffer shock defeat to League Two club Fleetwood in Carabao Cup - what went wrong?
  8. 13 The Athletic · Not rated · Oct 28, 1:16 a.m. ETThe story of Fleetwood Town's win over Arsenal, one of football's greatest upsets
  9. 14 The Athletic · Not rated · Oct 28, 7:43 a.m. ETArsenal to appeal Max Dowman red card in Fleetwood Town Carabao Cup upset
  10. 15 The Telegraph · Not rated · Oct 27, 7:09 p.m. ETFleetwood knock out Arsenal in one of the biggest shocks in League Cup history
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