PGMOL: VIDEO PROVE LEWIS-SKELLY RED CARD WAS RIGHT DECISION

Arsenal still expected to appeal Myles Lewis-Skelly’s red card in 1-0 win over Wolves on Saturday; Michael Oliver under scrutiny after widely-condemned decision to hand out straight red card for foul on Matt Doherty

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A closer look at Myles Lewis-Skelly’s red card for a tackle on Matt Doherty in Arsenal’s 1-0 win over Wolves at Molineux

PGMOL says the foul which resulted in Myles Lewis-Skelly’s controversial red card during Arsenal’s win at Wolves was high and extremely late.

Arsenal are nevertheless still expected to appeal the dismissal amid widespread criticism of Michael Oliver’s decision.

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Five issues with the Lewis-Skelly red card

Sky Sports’ Sam Blitz:

One – you don’t see red cards for that. “He’s 70 yards from his own goal,” said Sherwood. That is the starting point.

PGMOL classes serious foul play as “a tackle or challenge that endangers the safety of an opponent or uses excessive force or brutality”.

Cynical? Yes. But it is extremely hard to make the argument that Lewis-Skelly’s challenge endangered Doherty’s safety, or that he used excessive force or brutality.

More common sense was needed

Image:The contact made by Lewis-Skelly on Doherty

Two – VAR gave it. The serious foul play call was checked and confirmed by England. See above for the common sense point to an official who had replays, slow-mos and time to fully assess it.

Three – Joao Gomes’ challenge was arguably worse. How the Wolves midfielder got a yellow for a seemingly higher, more aggressive and more dangerous challenge and Lewis-Skelly got his marching orders is simply baffling. The consistency did not even last half a match.



Image:Gomes was then sent off for standing on Jurrien Timber’s ankle

Four – Michael Oliver doesn’t like to “impact games negatively by overreacting” apparently. That’s what PGMOL chief Howard Webb said last season when Mateo Kovacic avoided a red card for Man City at Arsenal. Did he need to send Lewis-Skelly off there?

Five – More freak dismissals for Arsenal – Declan Rice and Leandro Trossard were both sent off for kicking the ball away – but have we seen any since? Joao Pedro’s penalty at Brighton despite William Saliba seemingly getting the ball. Arsenal are getting freak decisions this season and it seems to be heavily weighted against them – so it is little wonder their fans are becoming increasingly frustrated.