Fleetwood-Arsenal halted for eight minutes because of drone
Arsenal's match with Fleetwood Town in the last-16 of the Carabao Cup is delayed for more than eight minutes after a drone is spotted above the stadium during the match.
An Arsenal match against Fleetwood Town in the Carabao Cup last-16 was interrupted at Highbury Stadium after an unauthorized drone was spotted flying over the pitch. BBC Sport Football and BBC Sport report that the match was delayed for more than eight minutes due to the drone being spotted above the stadium.
According to Yahoo Sports, the referee stopped play barely two minutes into the match. Following safety protocols, players were ordered back to their benches while stadium staff and police worked to neutralize the device. Yahoo Sports reports the match was halted for seven minutes before play resumed once the drone left the stadium's airspace. Authorities have launched an investigation to identify and penalize the person responsible for the flight.
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