The red card shown to Arsenal left back Myles Lewis-Skelly at the weekend has been rescinded and the 18-year-old will again be available for selection in Mikel Arteta’s team to face Manchester City on Sunday (11:30 am ET).
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“An independent Regulatory Commission has upheld a claim of wrongful dismissal in relation to Myles Lewis-Skelly and removed his three-match suspension,” the club said in a statement on Tuesday.
What happened as Myles Lewis-Skelly sent off?
To stop a counter-attack, Myles Lewis-Skelly tripped Wolves defender Matt Doherty as he tried to race clear.
Referee Michael Oliver whistled for a foul but much to the amazement of everyone connected with Arsenal, he brandished a straight red card.
Arsenal couldn’t believe it as Lewis-Skelly caught Doherty on his Achilles, but it looked certain he would only get a yellow card for a foul like that.
It was probably in the orange card category, but Mikel Arteta and Arsenal were absolutely furious as they were left to play with 10 players but still managed to dig deep and grab a win late on.
“I think it is that clear I will leave it to you guys. I am absolutely fuming but I leave it with you, because it is that obvious that I don’t think my words are going to help,” Arteta said.
The Gunners dug deep and went on to win 1-0, as Wolves had Joao Gomes sent off in the second half for a very similar tackle (which was his second yellow card), but Mikel Arteta was still fuming when asked about the incident after the game.
