Michael Oliver's refereeing record in Arsenal and Man City games as Premier League make decision

Michael Oliver took plentifulness of flack pursuing his show during Manchester City's 2-2 gully with Arsenal past month, with some sets of supporters convinced they'd beryllium hard done by

Michael Oliver isn't each that fashionable successful Arsenal circles astatine the moment, and the stats suggest there's a beauteous bully crushed for that.

The Premier League referee came nether occurrence pursuing his arguable show during the nail-biting 2-2 draw betwixt Arsenal and Manchester City past month. John Stones' 98th-minute equaliser denied the Gunners their archetypal triumph astatine the Etihad Stadium for astir a decade, arsenic good arsenic 1 heck of a assurance boost up of what's shaping up to beryllium the 3rd successive rubric contention involving the 2 clubs.

Arsenal were near particularly aggrieved arsenic they'd spent fractional the crippled with 10 men pursuing Leandro Trossard's contentious reddish card. The Belgian was dismissed by Oliver for kicking the shot away successful an alleged effort to hold the restart, warranting a 2nd yellowish paper connected the changeable of fractional time.

City weren't blessed either, namely owed to the information Arsenal's archetypal extremity was scored aft Oliver called skipper Kyle Walker implicit for a chat, lone to restart play earlier the defender had returned to his archetypal position. But arsenic acold arsenic statistic go, it's Arsenal who person much to kick astir erstwhile it comes to Oliver's officiating.

According to information compiled by Bonus Code Bets anterior to the astir caller circular of matches, Oliver gives much reddish cards to Arsenal per crippled than immoderate different squad successful the Premier League. In 53 matches, the Northumberland-born referee has dismissed 7 Gunners stars, meaning that an Arsenal subordinate has been sent disconnected successful 13% of the matches he's taken complaint of.

Furthermore, Oliver gives yellowish cards to Arsenal players astatine a higher-than-average rate, with the Gunners receiving 1.77 bookings per crippled compared to the 1.63 mean of each top-flight matches the authoritative has managed.

By contrast, Oliver has ne'er sent disconnected a Manchester City player, contempt refereeing matches involving the nine 47 times. The Citizens are besides connected the receiving extremity of conscionable 1.36 yellowish cards per crippled erstwhile Oliver is successful charge.

When it comes to straight-up fouls it's the aforesaid story. On average, City perpetrate 9.45 fouls successful Oliver fixtures, portion Arsenal perpetrate 11.02, with the league mean lasting astatine 10.85. The 39-year-old has besides pointed to the spot much against Arsenal (0.25 penalties per game) than helium has against City (0.17).

"Arsenal fans are good known for complaining astir refereeing decisions not going their way, but our probe suggests they whitethorn person a constituent here," a spokesperson for Bonus Code Bets said. ‌"If nary 1 remembered your birthday, marque definite to amusement up astatine an Arsenal crippled that Michael Oliver is successful complaint of - determination volition beryllium plentifulness of cards there!"

It comes pursuing quality that Oliver has been taken disconnected refereeing duty up of this weekend's action. Instead, he's been picked arsenic the VAR for Brentford's clash with Wolves connected Saturday.

After the fallout from the City-Arsenal game, Oliver was selected arsenic the VAR for Chelsea's triumph implicit Brighton astatine the weekend. He did, however, instrumentality arsenic successful a refereeing capableness for Bournemouth's triumph implicit Southampton connected Monday.

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