What Arsenal did in Myles Lewis-Skelly appeal as Michael Oliver comment revealed

Details have emerged over Arsenal's successful appeal against Myles Lewis-Skelly's red card against Wolves.

The Gunners defender was shown a red card by referee Michael Oliver in the 1-0 win at Molineux in the Premier League last weekend. Riccardo Calafiori scored the decisive goal of the game for Arsenal to maintain their six-point gap behind leaders Liverpool in the title race.

Oliver's decision to send off Lewis-Skelly was confirmed by a VAR check but was met with plenty of controversy in the days that followed. Arsenal launched what proved to be a successful appeal against the dismissal, with the defender now available for the forthcoming Premier League fixtures rather than serving a three-match ban.

With Lewis-Skelly now available for Arsenal's clash against Manchester City, details have emerged about their successful appeal against last week's red card. The FA have published their report of the appeal, which includes the evidence the Gunners put forward for their case.

The report includes a statement from Oliver, who confirmed the reason for handing a red card to Lewis-Skelly.

“I have to report that I, as the Referee sent off Lewis-Skelly, Myles Anthony of Arsenal FC Under Law 12 section: S1," wrote Oliver in his official report to the FA.

The report goes on to list the evidence that Arsenal put forward to support their case that the red card for Lewis-Skelly was undeserving. One piece of evidence included several angles of the tackle from the Gunners defender in slow motion.

More evidence included footage of Wolves midfielder Joao Gomes receiving a yellow card by Oliver for a similar challenge in the same game against Arsenal. Gomes would receive two bookings and also be sent off in the clash at Molineux.

Arsenal then went on to provide two previous cases involving Manchester United midfielder Bruno Fernandes and Liverpool star Alexis Mac Allister. The evidence involved incidents where both players were shown red cards in their respective matches, with the decisions subsequently overturned by the FA following an appeal.

As part of their appeal, Arsenal also provided evidence written by their associate general counsel, Mr Patrick Camerer Cuss. The document provided to the FA outlined why, in the club's opinion, the decision to give Lewis-Skelly a red card and a three-match ban was "excessive".

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