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Mikel Arteta has called on the Football Association to overturn Arsenal defender Myles Lewis-Skelly’s contentious red card during their hard-fought 1-0 victory against Wolves on Saturday.
The 18-year-old became the Premier League’s third youngest player to be sent off when referee Michael Oliver dismissed him in the first half for clipping Matt Doherty. The incident, which occurred deep in Arsenal’s own half, was widely criticised, with pundit Alan Shearer calling it “one of the worst decisions that I’ve seen in a long time.”
Arteta expressed his frustration over the decision, referencing a similar case earlier in the season when Manchester United’s Bruno Fernandes had his red card against Tottenham overturned.
“I am absolutely fuming but I leave it with you,” Arteta said. “I think it is that obvious that we don’t need any comment today and hopefully the right thing will happen.
“Hopefully we don’t need to (appeal the decision) and if we have to, there is a really good precedent, what happened with Bruno this season as well.
“OK, we were in a position that we shouldn’t be in, at least let’s be in a position that we should be in for the next few weeks and allow that player to continue to his job.”
Despite being a man down for much of the game, Arsenal secured victory with Riccardo Calafiori’s strike in the 74th minute. Wolves were also reduced to 10 men just four minutes earlier when Joao Gomes was dismissed.
The win keeps Arsenal in the title race, though they remain six points behind Liverpool, having played one game more.
Arteta praised his team’s resilience and composure in the face of adversity: “You can talk about courage, spirit, and intelligence—the way they managed the game emotionally was unbelievable. They went out in the second half with one message: to win the game. And they delivered in a convincing way.”
