Michael Oliver was WRONG as Premier League experts make final decision on Arsenal controversy

It has been revealed that a five-man sheet were unanimous that referee Michael Oliver made an incorrect determination to nonstop disconnected Arsenal's Myles Lewis-Skelly against Wolves past month

The Premier League's Key Match Incidents Panel voted unanimously that Michael Oliver got it incorrect to nonstop disconnected Myles Lewis-Skelly against Wolves, it has been revealed.

Arsenal were up successful arms implicit Oliver's arguable determination to disregard the 18-year-old left-back aft catching Matt Doherty during a counter-attack, with astir on-lookers expecting a yellowish paper to beryllium shown.

But Lewis-Skelly was stunned to spot a reddish card, that was aboriginal overturned aft Arsenal appealed the determination - with brag Mikel Arteta admitting helium was "absolutely fuming".

It has present been revealed that the five-man sheet of erstwhile players were unanimous successful its content that Oliver made an incorrect determination past month.

The KMI Panel said successful its summary and reappraisal of the incident: "The on-field reddish paper determination was deemed incorrect (5:0).

"A cynical travel to halt a counter-attack. The archetypal constituent of interaction is precocious connected the shin, but not forceful and with the broadside of the boot. This archetypal interaction moves down rapidly to the foot, meaning this foul should lone effect successful a yellowish paper for a reckless challenge."

VAR did not intervene successful the situation, with Stockley Park officials opting to respect Oliver's on-field telephone - and lone 1 sheet subordinate thought that Darren England made a mistake by not recommending a review.

On VAR’s handling of the incident, the KMI Panel added: “The sheet deemed the VAR’s determination to not urge a reappraisal incorrect (4:1). As the situation doesn’t conscionable the considerations for superior foul play arsenic determination is nary grounds of speed, unit oregon afloat contact. One panellist felt this was not a wide and evident mistake and supported the nary VAR involution arsenic 'this should stay the referee’s call'."

Oliver was aboriginal taxable to abhorrent maltreatment from fans connected societal media, including threats against his family, thing Arteta deplored.

"Every clip I speech astir this taxable [my view] is the same, careless of whether it is simply a subordinate oregon a manager oregon a referee," helium said. "We person to truly enactment harder to effort to eradicate that portion of the crippled that brings thing but atrocious stuff, atrocious sensation and it makes people’s lives much difficult.

"For everyone successful football. It should not beryllium ­permitted. We don’t privation it, we don’t request it, it tin lone harm our sport, truthful let’s get it out."

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