Twitter Reacts as Arsenal and Chelsea Crash out of the Capital One Cup

Arsenal and Chelsea went into their Capital One Cup fourth-round fixtures in dramatically contrasting periods of form, the Gunners protecting a 100 percent record in October while the Blues sit 15th in the Premier League and with pressure mounting on under-fire boss Jose Mourinho.

The night got off to a bad start for Arsenal when Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain limped off within the first five minutes before his replacement Theo Walcott followed him to the treatment table soon after:

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Will ALL the Arsenal players get injured tonight?

— Bleacher Report UK (@br_uk) October 27, 2015"

It soon got worse for Arsene Wenger's side, as the hosts took a deserved lead:

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Sheffield Wednesday 1-0 Arsenal https://t.co/64kUMp4uuf

— Eurosport UK (@Eurosport_UK) October 27, 2015"

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Arsenal at Sheffield Wednesday. 5' The Ox goes off injured. 19' Walcott goes off injured, 27' Go 1-0 down. pic.twitter.com/wlFUVsbXYs

— Bleacher Report UK (@br_uk) October 27, 2015"

And then it was two:

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now theo is down clutching his hammy and does anyone know if drinking at work is ok

— The Short Fuse (@TheShortFuse) October 27, 2015"

Arsenal trailed Sheffield Wednesday of the Championship, exactly one week after beating the mighty Bayern Munich in the Champions League:

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This is so Arsenal.

— Jonathan Liew (@jonathanliew) October 27, 2015"

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But, but, Arsenal beat Bayern...

— Garry Hayes (@garryhayes) October 27, 2015"

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#afc really don't like the "small" games

— Charlie Lemay (@charlielemay) October 27, 2015"

The two kits on display were also getting some attention:

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I absolutely agree with everyone suggesting this is karma for that horror of a kit.

— gunnerblog (@gunnerblog) October 27, 2015"

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Arsenal are getting worked by a team in a sondico kit, That's like letting a man wearing Umbro 3/4 length trousers take your girl 😒

— Josh Denzel (@JoshdenzelDW) October 27, 2015"

Into the second half and the hole in which Arsenal found themselves got considerably deeper:

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AFC fan: "How's the game going?" Mate: "Oxlade-Chamberlain & Walcott come off injured and we're 2-0 down" AFC fan: https://t.co/hRt7ooV7Sl

— Not Match of the Day (@NOT_MOTD) October 27, 2015"

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Arsenal fans looking at the score like... pic.twitter.com/EZxRGdP8SL

— Footy Jokes (@Footy_Jokes) October 27, 2015"

It was struggle after struggle for Arsene Wenger:

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Arsene Wenger had yet another battle with his coat during the 1st half! https://t.co/4PGtgPeQ96

— 101 Great Goals (@102greatgoals) October 27, 2015"

Chelsea were soon to join their London rivals in the pits, as Stoke went ahead courtesy of a stunning strike from Jonathan Walters:

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"No my team is worse" "No my team is worse" pic.twitter.com/pD92rF9Wco

— Troll Football (@Troll__Football) October 27, 2015"

Things were looking bad, real bad for Jose Mourinho...

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So Jose, how big of a chance do you have of keeping your job until the end of the season? #CFC pic.twitter.com/p87P6sNtry

— Bleacher Report UK (@br_uk) October 27, 2015"

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pic.twitter.com/54LxiQcGqf

— TheSPORTbible (@TSBible) October 27, 2015"

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Waving goodbye to your job like pic.twitter.com/ZgmIA1lyvr

— 888sport (@888sport) October 27, 2015"

Back to South Yorkshire and the Owls held on to secure a memorable 3-0 win, inflicting a familiar disappointment on loyal Gunners' fans:

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Thrash United: ✅ Beat Bayern: ✅ Beat Everton: ✅ Destroyed by Sheffield Wednesday: ✅ 🎶 because it's the Arsenal way 🎶

— Sean Swaby (@seanswaby) October 27, 2015"

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My neighbour (a Sheffield Wednesday fan) is screaming "COME ON WEDNESDAY". The other neighbours must think he really hates Tuesday.

— Con. (@iamconnaugh) October 27, 2015"

Chelsea, too, looked down and out, before substitute Loic Remy snatched a late equaliser to take the game to extra time:

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THAT IS A MASSIVE GOAL.

— ChelseaFansChannel (@ChelseaFansYT) October 27, 2015"

Chelsea strove for the winner in extra time, but the game was to be decided by a penalty shootout, the significance of which far outstretched its Capital Cup fourth-round status:

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it's going to pens...not quite Munich level of importance, but huge for Mourinho

— Simon Johnson (@sjstandardsport) October 27, 2015"

And it was a shoot-out that went the way of the hosts, consigning Chelsea to another excruciating defeat:

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Could be worse #Chelsea fans pic.twitter.com/m1RQmri5de

— Bleacher Report UK (@br_uk) October 27, 2015"

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A cold Tuesday night in Stoke. And so on.

— Owen Gibson (@owen_g) October 27, 2015"

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Hazard pen saved...chelsea are out...disastrous for Mourinho

— Simon Johnson (@sjstandardsport) October 27, 2015"

But the night belonged to Sheffield Wednesday, who made it through to the fifth round courtesy of an emphatic 3-0 win over Arsenal.

[Twitter]