(Reuters) – Arsenal’s Myles Lewis-Skelly will be available for their next three games after the Football Association (FA) rescinded the red card he had received in Saturday’s 1-0 win away at Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Referee Michael Oliver sent off Lewis-Skelly for tripping Matt Doherty on the edge of the Wolves box as the home side attempted a counterattack just before halftime.
The decision was also upheld by the video assistant referee but Arsenal appealed and an independent commission upheld a claim of wrongful dismissal and removed his three-match suspension.
The Premier League had said the red card was checked and confirmed by VAR who deemed Lewis-Skelly’s challenge to have been “serious foul play”.
The 18-year-old was set to miss league games against Manchester City and Leicester City as well as their League Cup semi-final, second leg against Newcastle United before the FA upheld the North London club’s appeal.
The decision to show the teenager a red card was criticised by fans and pundits, with referee Oliver receiving threats and abuse which prompted a police investigation.
(Reporting by Rohith Nair in Bengaluru; Editing by Toby Davis)
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