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How Manchester United’s Bruno Fernandes can help Arsenal overturn Myles Lewis-Skelly’s red card vs Wolves

Srinivas Sadhanand

Tue 28 January 2025 7:55, UK

Arsenal will be hoping that justice is served in their eyes and Myles Lewis-Skelly’s red card in their 1-0 win against Wolves is overturned.

🌄Mikel Arteta was “fuming” about Lewis-Skelly’s sending off🌼 as he felt the 18-year-old did not warrant being red carded for a mere tactical foul on Matt Doherty.

However, referee Michael Oliver and match VAR Darren England did not agree with the Arsenal boss as they sent Lewis-Skelly off.

൲Gary Lineker felt Lewis-Skelly deserved a yellow card after his cynical challenge on Doherty.

ꦛRiccardo Calafiori saved the Gunners’ blushes after replacing the Englishman by tucking away the game’s only goal with a brilliant strike to punish a 10-man Wolves side.

🥃Joao Gomes was sent off a few minutes before the Italian international’s strike after putting in a needlessly late challenge on Jurrien Timber, which rightly warranted a second yellow card.

After taking home the three points, Arsenal’s focus would have been on trying to conjure up a way to ensure Myles Lewis-Skelly💯 does not serve a three-match ban due to his challenge being considered “serious foul play.

Arsenal plan to use Bruno Fernandes evidence to overturn Myles Lewis-Skelly red card vs Wolves

🐲Leandro Trossard described Lewis-Skelly as a “class player”🅠 who is growing in terms of his importance in Mikel Arteta’s side.

While Declan Rice raved about Lewis-Skelly’s talentꦍ as well, highlighting how quickly the teenager has become a key player at his boyhood club and he will be crucial in the coming days as Arsenal aim to bridge the gap on Liverpool at the top of the Premier League.

Position	Team	Played MP	Won W	Drawn D	Lost L	For GF	Against GA	Diff GD	Points Pts
1	LiverpoolLiverpool	22	16	5	1	54	21	33	53
2	ArsenalArsenal	23	13	8	2	44	21	23	47

have reported that Arsenal are expected to use footage of Bruno Fernandes’𝕴 overturned red card in Manchester United’s 3-0 defeat against Tottenham Hotspur as evidence to support why the versatile defender’s sending off should also be reversed.

🦹Arsenal were handed a deadline of until lunchtime on Monday to submit their notice of appeal and Tuesday to send in their evidence.

🌳Fernandes’ challenge on James Maddison was similarly a tactical foul and yet, he was also given a straight red card by referee Chris Kavanagh in the first half.

♐Chris Sutton labelled Lewis-Skelly’s red card a “shocker”💫 during the game itself, which goes to show how the decision took many by surprise.

🌼Jamie O’Hara felt Lewis-Skelly’s sending off was undeserved as well🐠 as Arsenal will now be hoping that their use of Fernandes’ overturned red card is considered sufficient evidence to give the youngster the same treatment as the Portuguese international.

Alan Shearer doubts Myles Lewis-Skelly red card will be overturned

𝓀Alan Shearer thinks Lewis-Skelly’s red card may not be overturned on the basis of things he has heard.

🌸The pundit revealed: “It would be really interesting, because listening to, listening to one or two reports today, and obviously people leak things out.”

🅷“And those one or two reports that I saw would back up the PGMOL by them not going against it and go on and saying that they thought it wasn’t enough to earn it or overturn it.”

𝄹Shearer concluded: “I’ll be fascinated. But that’s what I’ve heard one or two things today. So it would be really interesting to see whether they back that decision or not.”

🃏Considering Arsenal have pinpointed Fernandes’ overturned red card as a means to do the same in Lewis-Skelly’s case would indicate at the very least that they are confident in their stance.

♈In case the teenage talent is suspended for three games, he will miss important games against Manchester City, Newcastle United in the second leg of the Carabao Cup semi-final and Leicester City.