Premier League release statement following Arsenal star William Saliba's red card

Arsenal defender William Saliba was shown a consecutive reddish paper successful the Gunners' clash with Bournemouth aft a VAR cheque prompted the referee to alteration his archetypal decision

The Premier League person explained wherefore William Saliba was sent disconnected aft a VAR cheque successful Arsenal's crippled against Bournemouth.

Saliba was initially shown a yellowish paper by referee Rob Jones aft bringing down Evanilson, but helium upgraded it to a reddish aft being encouraged to reappraisal the clash again connected the pitchside show by VAR.

And the Premier League person explained the determination via their lucifer centre societal media account. "The referee gave Saliba a yellowish paper for a situation connected Evanilson," they wrote.

"The VAR deemed that Saliba denied an evident goal-scoring accidental and recommended an on-field review. The referee past upgraded the yellowish to a reddish card."

The determination means that Saliba volition present beryllium suspended for Arsenal's adjacent Premier League crippled against Liverpool unless the Gunners tin successfully entreaty the determination like Manchester United did earlier this month with Bruno Fernandes.

"There wasn't immoderate screen truly but you deliberation with William Saliba's gait helium would person travel back," erstwhile Premier League defender Danny Gabbidon said connected BBC Radio 5 Live. "However the arms travel retired and helium drags down Evanilson.

"That is simply a crippled changer for Bournemouth. Evanilson had a batch to do, a agelong mode from extremity but determination wasn't immoderate screen to prevention William Saliba. The defender panics and tries to respond but helium could lone bring down the forward."

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