Arsenal was charged by the Football Association for the furious reaction of their players to the dismissal of the young back Myles Lewis-Skelly in Wolves on Saturday.
Lewis-Skelly was dismissed shortly before half-time in Molinine for having stumbled Matt Doherty while the back-back of the Wolves was carrying the ball away from his own penalty zone.
Referee Michael Oliver judged him “a serious game” – and Var Darren England chose not to send him to the lateral instructor for a second glance. The red card was then canceled on appeal.
Arsenal players were visibly angry by Oliver’s decision and gathered the official to discuss their case, an action whose FA has taken a weak view.
Regulations and update of discipline on @Arsenal:: pic.twitter.com/cxry4exm7m
– FA spokesperson (@faspokesperson) January 30, 2025
A statement said today: “The Arsenal FC was charged after its players surrounded a match manager in their Premier League match against Wolverhampton Wanderers FC on Saturday January 25.
“The club would not have managed to ensure that its players did not behave inappropriately around the 43rd minute. Arsenal FC has until Monday, February 3 to provide an answer. »»
Neville did not impress with Arteta
The boss of Arsenal, Mikel Arteta, was that he was “furious” of the decision after the match and was Today accused by Sky Expert Gary Neville of having fueled accusations of a bias arbitrator against the artillerymen.
Neville told Podcast Stick to Football: “They [Arsenal fans] Use language like corruption, which means they think it is paid and bought – which is obviously not the case.
“We [at Manchester United] lived in a club that created a headquarters on the referees. Arsenal is also a little a little – there is no doubt that what Arsenal does is igniting the situation after the game rather than calming it, they did it for 12 months – but we cannot say that C It is bad to have played in the locker room we have done.
“The difference is now with social media. When we played at the time and did similar things with referees, we did not study what would be a case of corruption on social networks.
“Now you have an influence on Arsenal’s anger, which comes from players and Mikel Arteta, and eminent fans. You now have a wave of social media that goes towards [allegations of] corruption and cheating. Nowadays, we could not have so much influence – everyone was at home without a phone and had not twitter. »»
Oliver received police protection at his home after the match on Saturday following online threats made for him and his family.
