The red card of Myles Lewis-Skelly in the 1-0 victory in Wolves on Saturday was canceled on appeal.
The Arsenal defender was dismissed in the first half after dropping Matt Doherty while the former Tottenham man dribbled in his own region.
Referee Michael Oliver judged the challenge of being serious with a serious game with Var Darren England, choosing not to intervene and send the civil servant on the field in the instructor for a second glance.
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The boss of Arsenal, Mikel Arteta, said that he had then “smoked” although his mood would have been even darker if the visitors had not torn off a deserved victory thanks to the objective of Riccardo Calafiori against one side Wolves also at 10 men at that time after the dismissal of Joao Gomes.
Arteta was convinced that the red card would be canceled and that confirmation came this afternoon of the association football.
This means that the suspension of three Lewis-Skelly games no longer applies and that it is able to play in the match with Manchester City this weekend.
It was reported today that Oliver had to officer the game to the Emirates but was withdrawn from the match and rather assigned to Ipswich against Southampton.
The Newcastle official was criticized for his performance in Molinine with the expert in the BBC, Alan Shearer, labeling the decision “one of the worst that I have seen for a long time”.
The former captain of England said: “As an arbitrator, you can go wrong on the field, you might see something that is incorrect.
“How Diable Darren England, the Var,” thinks that the referee did well and it is not necessary to send it to the screen.
“One of the worst decisions I have seen for a long time.
I just can’t see and determine what Var thinks when I went hand in with Michael Oliver’s decision.
“Not surprising that it is criticized by so many people.”
Oliver was also subjected to abuses and threats to social networks, leading the arbitrated PGMOL body to publish a declaration.
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He said: “We are dismayed by threats and abuses intended for Michael Oliver after the Wolverhampton Wanderers match against Arsenal. No civil servant should be subject to any form of abuse, not to mention the odious attacks aimed at Michael and his family in the last 24 hours.
“The police are aware and a number of surveys have started. We support Michael and all those affected, and are determined to fight against this unacceptable behavior. Unfortunately, this is not the first time that a match manager has been forced to deal with threats lately. »»
Despite the fury of the weekend, Oliver is still considered one of the best officials of the Premier League and he will take care of the draw of the Champions Plum League between Barcelona and Atalanta tomorrow evening.
England will be Jarred Gillett’s Var assistant for the same match.
Barça has already progressed automatically at 16 floors, but the fate of Atalanta has not yet been determined.
