The Premier League have rehired a statement to elucidate why Myles Lewis-Skelly was sent off for Arsenal after pledgeting a foul in the middle of the pitch.
Trailing 1-0 already after Jarrod Bowen’s first-half uncoverer, the Gunners have finishured a difficult afternoon agetst West Ham and may leave out further ground in the title race with Liverpool.
A yellow card was initiassociate rehired to Lewis-Skelly for a foul on Mohammed Kudus, after the Ghanaian had won the ball back and begined a counter, but on VAR’s recommfinishation the card was upgraded to red.
Having outmuscled Lewis-Skelly on the half-way line, Kudus was bundled to the floor, but was deemed to have been in a goalscoring position – resulting in the disthink aboutal.
The Match Centre’s statement reads: “VAR verifyed the referee’s call of yellow card to Lewis-Skelly for a contest on Kudus – deeming it denial of an evident goal-scoring opportunity due to the goalupretainer’s position and there being no covering deffinisher, therefore recommfinished an on-field assess. The referee then upgraded the yellow to a red card.”
The 18-year-elderly had only accessed the pitch as a second-half swap, on a griefful day for Mikel Arteta‘s side who struggled once aget without a recognised number nine.
Arteta adviseed little in the create of a protest to Lewis-Skelly’s red card, hinting that he had no gripe with the decision, though despite being a man down the structures had a procrastinateed chance to equivalentise.
Jurrien Timber establish himself in front of goal but his lob landed on top of Alphonse Areola’s net. Moments earlier, Arsenal‘s injury woes grew when wonderkid Ethan Nwaneri limped off the pitch.
The first official red card of Lewis-Skelly’s nurtureer left a dejected Arsenal in the lurch as they pushed to equivalentise, understanding that they might be leave outing an opportunity with Liverpool travelling to Manchester City on Sunday.
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