LIMERICK-BORN DEFENDER Paudie O’Connor scored and got sent off as Arsenal beat Blackpool 2-1 in the EFL Cup at Emirates Stadium tonight.
Goals from Stephan Lichtsteiner and 18-year-old Emile Smith Rowe helped the Gunners claim a 2-0 lead, with the goals coming on 33 and 50 minutes respectively
18-year-old Mattéo Guendouzi was sent off for the hosts 11 minutes after the break, before O’Connor — on loan at the League One club from Leeds — got one back for the visitors.
However, the 21-year-old then endured a moment to forget, as he was issued a straight red card for a challenge on Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang six minutes from time to make it 10-a-side.
The Premier League outfit held out in the dying minutes to secure their passage into the quarter-finals.
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