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A NIGHT THE CODS WILL NEVER FORGET

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The Football League Paper Team
1 November 2026

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YOU only had to witness the delirious scenes of celebration after Fleetwood Town overcame the mighty Arsenal in midweek to know that something truly special had just happened.
By John Lyons

Fleetwood needed heroes on the night and – after Arsenal teen star Max Dow-man saw red for kicking out with five minutes left – goalkeeper Jay Lynch stepped up to the plate. He somehow got across his goalline quick enough to keep out Ben White’s effort at the death and then came up trumps in the penalty shoot-out that followed.
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