I will never forget what happened yesterday in a hurry,Fans that are meant to protect are the one’s Booing because of my single mistake, forgetting the days I was good”, Lewis Skelly expresses His dissatisfaction with Arsenal fans after Red card incident against West Ham
I will never forget what happened yesterday in a hurry,Fans that are meant to protect are the one’s Booing because of my single mistake, forgetting the days I was good”, Lewis Skelly expresses His dissatisfaction with Arsenal fans after Red card incident against West Ham
Myles Lewis-Skelly saw red for Arsenal for the second time in a month after he was sent off in their 1-0 defeat by West Ham on Saturday afternoon.
The 18-year-old was adjudged to have with denied a potential goal-scoring opportunity as he fouled Mohammed Kudus on the half-way line
The West Ham winger dispossessed Lewis-Skelly and had a clear path to goal in front of him, with David Raya way off his line.
Lewis-Skelly made a reckless lunge, initially receiving a yellow card for his transgression.
But, after a short VAR review, the teenager was sent off for the second time in Arsenal’s last four Premier League fixtures.
It made the Gunners’ task of getting back into the game a whole lot tougher, as they sought an equaliser after Jarrod Bowen opened the scoring for the visitors moments before half-time
The Premier League released an official statement on X, explaining the decision to extend the punishment from a yellow to a red card.
It read: ‘VAR checked the referee’s call of yellow card to Lewis-Skelly for a challenge on Kudus – deeming it denial of an obvious goal-scoring opportunity due to the goalkeeper’s position and there being no covering defender, therefore recommended an on-field review. The referee then upgraded the yellow to a red card.
Just last month, on January 25, Lewis-Skelly was also dismissed against Wolves.
The Hale End graduate was shown a straight red card by referee Oliver in the first half of Arsenal’s 1-0 win over the relegation-threatened side for fouling Matt Doherty in his own half
