Myles Lewis-Skelly appeal: Arsenal use Manchester United and Liverpool clips to get red card overturned
Myles Lewis-Skelly appeal: Arsenal use Manchester United and Liverpool clips to get red card overturned
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Arsenal used a clip of Manchester United midfielder Bruno Fernandes’ overturned red card against Tottenham earlier this season as part of their appeal for Myles Lewis-Skelly’s dismissal at Wolves last weekend. Lewis-Skelly was sent off just before half-time of Arsenal’s 1-0 win at Wolves, with referee Michael Oliver deeming his trip on defender Matt Doherty to be “serious foul play”.
Arsenal appealed the decision on Tuesday and they were successful, with a three-person commission - made up of Independent Football Panel Members of the FA Judicial Panel - all agreeing Lewis-Skelly’s three-match ban should be removed. The Football Association have now published the written reasons from the case, which took place on Tuesday via a video conference.
Part of Arsenal’s appeal involved using video clips, including severe angles of the challenge made by Lewis-Skelly. The club, however, also used a clip of Fernandes’ tackle on Spurs midfielder James Maddison earlier this season during Manchester United’s defeat to Tottenham. Fernandes was shown a red card at the time, but it was later overturned on appeal.
Arsenal also showed a clip of a tackle by Wolves midfielder Joao Gomes from Saturday’s game, which resulted in him receiving a second yellow card as opposed to a straight red. A challenge made by Liverpool midfielder Alexis MacAllister, which was later overturned on appeal, was also shown by Arsenal.
