Arsenal slapped with huge fine following Myles Lewis-Skelly red card incident that was later overturned

ARSENAL person been deed with a £65,000 good aft “failing to guarantee players did not behave successful an improper way” successful the aftermath of Myles Lewis-Skelly’s reddish paper against Wolves past month.

The Gunners were near furious when Myles Lewis-Skelly received a straight reddish paper astatine Molineux for a cynical foul on Matt Doherty connected January 25.

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Arsenal players were near furious erstwhile Myles Lewis-Skelly was sent off[/caption]

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Lewis-Skelly was shown a reddish paper for a cynical foul connected Matt Doherty[/caption]

At slightest 8 players subsequently surrounded referee Michael Oliver to entreaty the determination conscionable earlier half-time.

And they were charged for the incident 5 days later.

Now, implicit 3 weeks connected from the match, the Gunners person received their punishment.

A connection from the FA read: “An autarkic Regulatory Commission has imposed a £65,000 good connected Arsenal successful narration to the Premier League lucifer against Wolverhampton Wanderers connected Saturday 25 January.

“It was alleged that Arsenal failed to guarantee their players did not behave successful an improper mode astir the 43^rd minute, and the nine subsequently admitted to this charge.”

The FA revealed that Oliver’s incidental study was utilized arsenic grounds erstwhile deciding connected the punishment.

Oliver wrote: “Following the 43rd infinitesimal dismissal, a fig of
Arsenal players surrounded myself to protestation astatine the decision.”

Video clips of the incidental were besides utilized successful the process.

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In addition, Arsenal admitted to the complaint with a reply signifier accompanied by a letter.

The Gunners “accepted that a fig of players spoke to the referee successful the aftermath” of Lewis-Skelly’s dismissal.

They besides claimed “the wrongful quality of the dismissal explains wherefore the AFC players justifiably wanted to talk to the referee.”

Furthermore, the missive from Arsenal insisted that players were “understandably emotional” but “not aggressive” and “did not behave successful a mode which was offensive, violent, threatening, abusive, indecent, insulting oregon provocative” towards Oliver.

Mikel Arteta was near “fuming” arsenic a effect of the reddish paper contempt the 1-0 triumph implicit Wolves.

The arguable determination was swiftly overturned conscionable 3 days aft the lucifer pursuing an appeal.

Lewis-Skelly’s dismissal was deemed to beryllium “wrongful” and his three-game suspension was rescinded.

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Mikel Arteta was furious with the officials aft the match[/caption]