Arsenal fined for reaction to Lewis-Skelly red card
Arsenal have fine £65,000 for failing to control their players. After Myles Lewis-Skelly was sent off during their Premier League win at Wolves.
The Football Association (FA) charged Arsenal with failing to ensure their players “did not behave in an improper manner,” at Molineux on 25 January.
The club admitted the charge before an independent regulatory commission imposed the sanction.
Arsenal players surrounded referee Michael Oliver in the 43rd minute of their 1-0 victory after he showed Lewis-Skelly a straight red card for a foul on Matt Doherty.
Video assistant referee (VAR) Darren England upheld Oliver’s decision that Lewis-Skelly committed serious foul play.
The Gunners appealed against the decision and the 18-year-old’s three-match ban was subsequently overturned.
After the match referees’ body Professional แทงบอล UFABET ราคาดีที่สุด ไม่มีขั้นต่ำ Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL) said police were investigating “threats and abuse” directed at Oliver and his family on social media.
The FA also released the written reasons for the fine, with the aggravating factors including
“When the red card was shown, only two Arsenal players were in relatively close proximity to the referee.
With none in his immediate vicinity. A number of players travelled some distance to engage with the referee following the sending-off.
“From the footage one can clearly see the intensity of the protests made by the Arsenal players. There were, at times, nine Arsenal players in very close proximity to the referee.
“The caution administered by the referee does not end the misconduct, as would expecte.