Fleetwood-Arsenal halted for eight minutes because of drone

Arsenal's match against Fleetwood Town in the last-16 of the Carabao Cup was delayed for more than eight minutes after a drone was flown above the stadium while play was ongoing. Referee Michael Salisbury stopped proceedings with one minute and 40 seconds on the clock after spotting the drone flying above the pitch while Arsenal waited to take a free-kick at Highbury Stadium. The game was halted while the referee spoke to the management and staff on both benches, with police also investigating. The match got back under way with 10 minutes on the clock. A commentator for Sky later said police had located the drone operator.