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Fleetwood 1 Dale 2 - that's how you do it, Mr Arteta!
07.11.26, 19:48 Updated 07.11.26, 20:00
Yes, Rochdale did what Premier League champions Arsenal couldn’t – go and win at Fleetwood Town in a cup competition.
In what felt like a big game for manager Ian Watson, his players delivered by winning 2-1 on the Fylde coast for the second time this season following their League Two win at the end of September to put themselves into the FA Cup second round for the first time in five years.
But will Baba Adeeko’s extra-time winner end up being the turning point for Watson and Dale? Or is it simply delaying what many see as inevitable?
A badly needed fillip for beleaguered boss
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Matt Turner
EditorA lifelong Rochdale fan, Matt has a decade of experience in sports journalism including a brief spell reporting on The Dale for the Rochdale Observer. He currently writes for the Warrington Guardian sports desk.