Lewis-Skelly has red card rescinded

Arsenal’s Myles Lewis-Skelly will be available for their next three games after the Football Association (FA) rescinded the red card he had received in Saturday’s 1-0 win away at Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Referee Michael Oliver sent off Lewis-Skelly for tripping Matt Doherty on the edge of the Wolves box as the home side attempted a counterattack just before halftime.

The decision was also upheld by the video assistant referee but Arsenal appealed and an independent commission upheld a claim of wrongful dismissal and removed his three-match suspension.

The Premier League had said the red card was checked and confirmed by VAR who deemed Lewis-Skelly’s challenge to have been “serious foul play”.

The 18-year-old was set to miss league games against Manchester City and Leicester City as well as their League Cup semi-final, second leg against Newcastle United before the FA upheld the North London club’s appeal.

The decision to show the teenager a red card was criticised by fans and pundits, with referee Oliver receiving threats and abuse which prompted a police investigation.

Meanwhile, Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta was pleased that Myles Lewis-Skelly’s red card was rescinded but criticised the abuse aimed at referee Michael Oliver by fans.

The 18-year-old Lewis-Skelly has escaped a three-match suspension after the FA overturned Oliver’s decision to send him off in Saturday’s 1-0 win at Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Lewis-Skelly was dismissed for tripping Wolves’ Matt Doherty on a counterattack before halftime and the dismissal, which was upheld by VAR, was criticised by fans and pundits.

Referees’ body, the PGMOL, said the police were investigating threats and abuse directed at Oliver following the game.

‘Obviously (we are) really happy that the decision has been made and Myles is going to be available for us,”Arteta told reporters on Tuesday.

“Every time I talk about (abuse towards) a player, a coach, it doesn’t matter.

“We have to try hard to eradicate it from the game. It certainly damages our sport. So let’s get it out.

“We focus on the evolution of football and where it is heading in the next five years. I think one big evolution we can have is to make a social environment that is better.

“We don’t need to keep this hatred, it removes the beauty of the sport.” —Reuters.

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