Arsenal has been fined £65,000 for failing to control their players during their hard-fought victory over Wolves. The Gunners reacted furiously after Myles Lewis-Skelly was shown a red card for an offence that many believed should have only warranted a yellow.
The young defender tripped a Wolves player during a counter-attack, but the foul occurred far from Arsenal’s penalty area, deep inside Wolves’ half, where the attack still had a long way to go. Despite this, the referee decided to send him off, and VAR did not intervene to suggest a review, indicating that they agreed with the on-field decision.
This controversial decision was just one of several questionable calls that have gone against Arsenal this season. Given the context, it was unsurprising that the players surrounded the referee to express their frustration. Their reaction, however, led to the FA charging the club with failing to control their players.
According to a report from the Daily Mail, Arsenal has now been handed a £65,000 fine, despite the fact that the sending-off was eventually overturned. The decision to fine the club has not come as a surprise, as it was clear that Arsenal’s players were unwilling to accept what they perceived as another unfair officiating decision.
Such incidents only add to the growing debate surrounding refereeing standards in the Premier League. Arsenal, like many other clubs, will be hoping that these types of mistakes are minimised moving forward, as they can have a significant impact on results. A wrong decision in such a crucial match could have cost the team valuable points in the title race.
While the club must now pay the fine, the focus will remain on ensuring they continue their pursuit of success without allowing officiating controversies to derail their momentum. Hopefully, referees will take greater care in making key decisions in the future, so incidents like this do not occur again.
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The officiating in the premier league could do well with some outside help
I was expecting a larger fine considering that the clubs had been warned about this pre-season.
I see Mr Webb on sky has now said that Oliver was wrong to send off Skelly.
Is this the same man along with the PGMOL that said a few weeks ago, that both the referee and the PGMOL got the decision right.
I always have to laugh at Webb, season after season he’s an apologist for the incompetents that he oversees.
You just can’t make this stuff up.🙄🤦♂️🤷♂️
Mr Webb, here’s a bit of advice. The clubs don’t need or want your constant apologies. What they want is for you to get your employee’s to do their job correctly. Failure to do so will result in sanctions against said official. Maybe, just maybe that will concentrate the mind. 😉👍