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Tim Sherwood was left shocked as Arsenal youngster Myles Lewis-Skelly received a straight red card against Wolves.
Lewis-Skelly was dismissed by Michael Oliver for a challenge on defender Matt Doherty inside the Wolves half.
The incident occurred with two minutes of normal time remaining at the end of the first half at Molineux.
Arsenal then made an alteration ahead of the second half, with left-back Riccardo Calafioiri coming on for Ethan Nwaneri.
Speaking on Sky Sports Soccer Saturday, former Tottenham player and manager Sherwood said: ‘I am still reeling from it, I can’t believe Michael Oliver has sent him off!!’.
Many fans were also livid at the decision, with one describing it as ‘outrageous’.
Tim Sherwood was left shocked as Arsenal’s Myles Lewis-Skelly was sent off against Wolves
Lewis-Skelly was controversially penalised for his challenge on Wolves defender Matt Doherty
Sherwood stated he was ‘still reeling’ from Michael Oliver’s decision to send Lewis-Skelly off
They wrote: ‘I’ve never seen a red card like the one Lewis-Skelly just got. That is outrageous’.
Meanwhile, another user wrote: ‘When Tim Sherwood says it’s a yellow at most you know it’s a bad decision’.
One user wrote: ‘Mike Dean ‘not a red card’
‘Tim Sherwood ‘not a red card’
‘But it’s only Arsenal fans that think we get hard done by.’
Piers Morgan also gave his verdict on events, describing the decision as ‘ridiculous’.
He wrote: ‘FFS… another absolutely ridiculous red card. Lewis-Skelly sent off for a trip, just a nonsense decision’.
Another user wrote: ‘Red card Lewis-Skelly.
‘Sent him off just outside the Wolves box. That is ridiculous’.
Furthermore, another fan described the decision as ‘wild’.
Arsenal fans were left livid by Oliver’s decision to send Lewis-Skelly off in the 43rd minute
They wrote: ‘We see stamping challenges 10x per game worse than that challenge by Lewis-Skelly
‘These mental gymnastics to justify terrible refereeing decisions is WILD’.
Another fan made their feelings clear about Oliver as they wrote: ‘Michael Oliver, you’ve gone your usual way again, how was that a red card on Lewis-Skelly???
‘Such an inconsistent/incompetent referee. Terrible!’.
Furthermore, another fan described the decision as ‘unbelievable’.
They wrote: ‘Unbelievable decision to send off Lewis-Skelly. No football fan considers that a red card. Not in a million years.’
