Michael Oliver ‘sacked immediately’ as footage re-analysed – Arsenal fans rage
Arsenal fans were left furious with referee Michael Oliver for sending wonderkid Myles Lewis-Skelly off in their 1-0 Premier League win over Wolves on Saturday (January 25).
Oliver, 39, gave the 18-year-old his marching orders for ‘serious foul play’ just before half-time for a challenge on Wolves defender Matt Doherty.
Wolves looked to break after clearing an Arsenal corner, but Lewis-Skelly caught the veteran defender right in front of Oliver before he was able to form a counter-attack.
The referee later gave Wolves midfielder Joao Gomes a second yellow card for what was arguably a more dangerous tackle on Jurrien Timber.
Riccardo Calafiori was on hand to secure all three points at the Molineux after Nelson Semedo’s inability to deal with Gabriel Martinelli’s cross allowed the Italian defender to score from a tight angle.
Arsenal fans left furious with Michael Oliver after controversial Myles Lewis-Skelly decision
The young left-back is having a real breakout season under Mikel Arteta this season, starting 13 of his 20 games across all competitions, scoring zero goals, and providing one assist in 1063 minutes of action.
Arsenal fans, furious with the decision to send their young star off, took to X, formally known as Twitter, to vent their frustrations.
In other news, Kai Havertz slammed for ‘absolute sitter’ Arsenal gaffe vs Wolves.
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