"It's an incredibly poor decision!" | Soccer Saturday react to Myles Lewis-Skelly's red card

[@SophiaSnop]

Michael Oliver made the worst decision, giving a Wolves player a yellow card for a more dangerous serious foul while Lewis received a straight red.

[@cheviidevii]

FUN FACT: Michael Oliver has given Arsenal more red cards and yellow cards than any other ref in the league since he was first hired with only Everton being second and Tottenham being third. In the same time frame he has never sent off a Manchester City player despite refereeing them 50 times. Extremely suspicious and he should be investigated.

[@yf9409]

I just fact-checked and you are spot on, this is Waoh!!

[@jeffholt9437]

Despite "kung foo" kicks 😮

[@willfreeman45]

Not to mention how we was given a pretty excessive paycheck from city to officiate a friendly game pre season

[@vinsontanner21]

Not surprising from the man who was paid 20,000 pounds to fly to Abh Dhabi and ref a match

[@hzskillz1721]

He is a clear Liverpool fanatic

[@daverobertson623]

When Tim Sherwood thinks Arsenal were robbed, you know it's corruption. That ref should be investigated.

[@warrensanchez3526]

Facts

[@markodoherty2939]

Defi red ....studs on the players shin and foot could have done damage...all he had to do was trip the player over....why did he have to rake his studs on the shin....very inexperienced from the arsenal youngster to use his studs

[@nathanthompson8652]

​@@markodoherty2939 pull the other one, it's got bells on. Not many games finishing with 22 players if that's a red

[@yunapark308]

​@@markodoherty2939your big brain comment of the day🤯

[@DAM02K12]

Tired of it now why is it always us?

[@seringbojang9366]

VAR is there to defend referees not the interest of the game.

[@keokihiga8462]

And sky isn’t gonna trash something they paid for.

[@scorpionsrock1511]

And that’s what is wrong with the game! All of these organisations are in it together and for each other! They stick together. There’s nothing wrong with VAR, it’s the people who operate it that are corrupt, as well as the referees and the pundits who don’t call these mistakes out! What they’re doing is, is driving football fans away from the game and they won’t have any income for it. We’re so tired with the decisions they make where you can see clearly for what it truly is: 1) Corruption 2) Blindly biased

[@kurtsudheim825]

Yup, just their friends who are to cowardly to call them out. On rugby they care about getting the right decision, ref looks at big screen, talks with 4 official, they find to best conclusion, might not always feel it's right but at least due process os made & feel they tried & it's usually good. Don't care about ref ego being hurt, he'll happily admit he was wrong & change decision of need be. Bit these muppets, think their stars themselves

[@antoinedoinell]

PGMOL and FA need to be investigated full stop. All season, terrible decisions like this.

[@kimweroIsmail]

Yet howard web is their head ,its like swimming in a pond and end up in a stream

[@GabrielKong-i1n]

Howard Webb is Man Utd 12th Man and hates Arsenal to the core. Never forget

[@GaryClark-o9p]

If anyone needs to be investigated then it's your £15m a year manager Mikel Arteta for spending £800m on injury prone clowns & City & Chelsea rejects

[@Kal-el087]

Fans being tribal really isn’t doing the game any favours. Look back at Calciopoli, completely destroyed Serie A when they were at the top of their powers. AC Milan dominating Europe, Inter Milan and Juventus battling it out for the league. Even the teams ranked 3-7 were also unbelievably good, Roma, Fiorentina, Lazio, Parma. Corruption will ruin everything that’s built by hard working players and managers, and even honest going fans. If this is the level of refereeing you’re allowing for the “best league in the world” sooner or later you will see everything spiral. Coote was the first and he’s probably just the tip of the iceberg.

[@clipped6963]

HOLD UP even Mike Dean says its wasn't a red card. That shows you how awful that decision was surely Arsenal need to appeal it and actually take Michael Oliver to court not letting him officiate Arsenal. More red and yellows than any other team in the PL. Over 50 matches refed for city and 0 red cards. Make that make sense

[@vkaith3973]

Arsenal resort to dark art tactics to stop counter attacks. Even Shay Given has said it should have been a red card for Lewis-Skelly.

[@footballminds3706]

he later changed his mind and said he thinks it's a red

[@sheik253]

@clipped6963 You wonder why they're keeping him! Is there a critical shortage of PL football referees?

[@alexjones4186]

@@vkaith3973How many games of football have you watched? Literally happens every game.

[@user-kb5py3hm2e]

@@alexjones4186no it doesn’t. You can commit a tactical foul without applying as much force as Skelly did. I wouldn’t have shown him a red card but I don’t think the decision is an 'utter disgrace'

[@82amansandhu]

As Wolves fan that was a disgraceful decision for Arsenal,VAR is killing the game. We will probably get relegated at least we won’t have to put up with VAR.

[@mohra968]

Was it wolves that took this crap to court?

[@jeffholt9437]

No, Michael Oliver is killing the game - certainly Arsenal's game....😊😊😊

[@deanv5796]

VAR could be good but we got imbeciles in charge of it. Remember mike dean saying he didnt wanna use it when he was on var cos his mate was having a tough day....they are all out to protect their mates first and worry about getting the right decision later....you'll have that tool dermot gallagher on sky monday probably defending the decision....alot of these refs also seem to wannabe the centre of attention!! They're forgetting we dont pay to watch them. Tbf im ranting but you as a wolves fan will know what i mean. You guys got shafted more than anyone last year!!

[@ASHIRAF-ky3fo]

But how is var killing the lets say it wasn't aro8nd still that red card would stand , var is there to correct mistakes it's the referees making mistakes

[@AussieGooner14]

Why are people blaming VAR when Michael Oliver was the on field Ref that a clear bias against Arsenal.

[@barnabusiga6333]

I have a feeling Premier league matches are fixed.

[@nicholassekpor-ofoe4481]

You just realised that? They even know who will win the league already

[@AbdelhadiIskizzi]

of course they are .

[@jackjonesy9232]

Malaysian betting syndicates.

[@CardiacKatz]

who needs to fix matches when teams are state funded with no cap.

[@fish9893]

Yep.. The whole world is a sess pit of corruption

[@DreClake]

Michael Oliver has been doing this not only to us multiple times but also to Liverpool. He's just a blatant criminal element!! COYG 🔴⚪️ 👇

[@deanv5796]

He's on the city payroll. He has to earn all those little pay days in abu dhabi somehow....he has reffed arsenal 55 times with 8 reds shown, he has reffed city 50 times with no reds shown. Hardly a coincidence.

[@StuTheDon17]

He is literally on the Manchester City payroll. The fact the FA has not investigated this stinks of corruption.

[@Amberle38]

He has given Liverpool 1 red card in over 50 games, and 8 to Arsenal. Not the same, at all.

[@Slim2Flo]

Oliver given us 8 reds and liverpool 1 red in the same amount of games. City 0 reds.

[@mehallica666]

The only clubs to challenge City in the last few years. Coincidence?

[@StuTheDon17]

Tim Sherwood hates Arsenal with a passion, yet he can admit it was a bad decision. Mike Dean used to celebrate on the pitch when Tottenham scored, yet he can admit it was the wrong decision. Says it all really.

[@dssar7696]

Remember when Man City lunged at both Rice and Odegaard from behind with both feet, studs in the ankle, no card. The referee was Michael Oliver.

[@T-Bone.]

He said he didn’t want to change the game.😂

[@HearszAM]

This pr*ck better not have the Arsenal v City game next week.

[@keokihiga8462]

@@HearszAM he shouldn’t be reffing kids in Mongolia.

[@Amberle38]

@@T-Bone. Yeah, then he sent Trossard off for "delaying the restart" at the Etihad. He is bent.

[@mehallica666]

He didn't want to risk his supply of gold Rolexes from the middle east.

[@brotakig1531]

I know people say it... But I pay $50 a month to watch games, they are on at 2-6am in my time zone. I get up watch my team, and I watch all the other games in the day when I have time. But I'm really thinking of stopping and just watching my local league. The officiating needs to seriously be reviewed.

[@sapete1936]

I stopped watching a long time ago for the same reasons.

[@alientube1984]

You're crazy Bro. No one cares about premier league where you live anyway. Just record the games and watch then when. You have time,without ruining your sleep!

[@user-kb5py3hm2e]

Nobody said anything when everything went against Liverpool last season though 🤐

[@0Bennyman]

Look the officiating is awful but giving empty threats to Sky is silly. Someone even saying they already stopped yet here they are lol, no one will stop watching because you're not watching to support the referees you're watching to support your team.

[@brotakig1531]

@ Empty threats to sky? How is leaving if the game I literally subscribe for is ruined by incompetent refs. That's not an empty threat bud that's a threat. It's not Sky fault but it wont change the fact.

[@Arazorblade]

Even with 10 men , Arsenal were controlling the game and had more chances . After both became 10, Arsenal took away the game. Not sure which game Time Sherwood was watching.

[@mekaokochi4317]

Tim Sherwood is a horrible pundit. Not sure what game he was watching 😂

[@r0dman.11]

Mikel Oliver should be investigated for supporting city

[@Z1z0uBergkamp]

Newcastle

[@Amberle38]

He's a Newcastle fan. He just happens to be paid by City's owners too.

[@mehallica666]

A Newcastle fan on City's payroll to ref matches in the middle east and City games in the U.S, even travelling with the city team? Nothing to see here!

[@SirAntoniousBlock]

@@Z1z0uBergkamp Same thing, Oliver of Arabia.

[@rudiedan11]

Arsenal conspiracy is really starting to look like an agenda

[@keokihiga8462]

The fans of other clubs will only care when it happens to them

[@princekweyama3693]

@@keokihiga8462it won’t happen to them though and they’ll just keep gaslighting arsenal fans and nothing will be done about the refs Tribalism is killing football

[@owilliams2253]

@@princekweyama3693 where were you last season when it happened to Liverpool and a season before that but now its an agenda against Arsenal

[@StuTheDon17]

​@owilliams2253 Everyone with at least half a brain was saying how bad Liverpool got it last season. Fans from all clubs. That was one of the few times I've actually seen football fans unite, and all say the referees were wrong. Not sure how you missed

[@princekweyama3693]

@ Exactly, guys trynna rewrite history 😂 once again tribalism will make football worse people can’t put there own agendas to the side for the greater good of the sport

[@slyarsenal]

When even Mike Dean (the worst ref for Arsenal games) says it was harsh, you know Oliver is CORRUPT!

[@TomCanton-c7g]

Well at least you now have yet another weak excuse Mission Failed Mikel for why you and your bottlers are winning nothing again for the 5th year running after spending 800m quid. However, the good news is that Marcus Rashford is "very close" to signing for Arsenal for £60m & Arteta is "very confident" that he'll successfully appeal the MLS red card so he will be available for next months massive FA Cup 4th round game. Trust the Process xx 12 dead fishes can't all be wrong

[@matthewdanna8800]

Oliver is shocking

[@ludoboyludoboy3797]

Gomes card was more of a red than MLS’s but neither were a red.

[@2atp]

“Clear and obvious error”. That’s the threshold for VAR to intervene, but in subjective decisions there is no clear and obvious.. the threshold should be “is this how we consistently want these types of fouls to be punished”. Var should have seen that this is consistently called as a yellow card offence and intervened

[@flipsydedesigns5975]

This is the most common sense response I have read in a long time.

[@danogunner]

Ha ha. Yet they’ve given arsenal 4 subjective red cards that other teams haven’t had to get for the same offences 😂

[@philanthropist5560]

Better to bring in the challenge system like in tennis with independent VAR room, not the inbetweeners referees

[@mehallica666]

Exactly. "clear and obvious" can only apply to diving situations and clearly no contact. Even then, it's subjective if the contact was enough to be considered a foul.

[@jamesbutler7547]

Please take Sherwood off any Arsenal games. He’s a joke. Arsenal controlled that game from start to finish.

[@adamwright2477]

I know even 😂

[@tradeladder146]

We all Love Leeds.

[@StuTheDon17]

At least he had the honesty to admit the red card was a howler! My heart skipped a few beats when I heard him admit it

[@hzskillz1721]

Merse is better to talk about Arsenal

[@sophieholland7993]

Arsenal can only just beat wolves what does that tell ya Liverpool are playing a lot better

[@ngxr5199]

The strange thing is VAR checked & deemed it was acceptable as well. Then I realised it was the infamous Darren England in VAR , it all made sense what was going on.

[@liam-james]

Why was it a second yellow when it was worse than MLS challenge? Yea he was sent off but it’s not a 3 game ban and the bar of that game was already set. Just shows he knew the first decision was wrong or he is just that blatant he don’t care as he is untouchable

[@DkJones]

You know it's bad when Tim Sherwood is out here calling it out

[@vtuolor]

Not an arsenal fan but That was one of the most outrageous decision ever in the premier league history. How the hell is that a straight red card.

[@jamza4life]

It’s Michael Oliver the worst decision is a Wolves player getting a yellow for a more dangerous serious foul while Lewis got straight red

[@vkaith3973]

That was a straight red card! Arsenal resort to dark art tactics to stop counter attacks. Even Shay Given has said it should have been a red card for Lewis-Skelly.

[@tichaonaGwaze-rp9od]

Dont be stupid...your comment is based on your hate on Arsenal....even if i dont like Arsenal..thats not a red card...the Wolves tackle was even more dangerous...​@@vkaith3973

[@ozyron7895]

@@vkaith3973this is when you know you’re biased

[@jamza4life]

@@ozyron7895 he is looking for clout he has miserable life and just wants attention just ignore him

[@CashMNey]

@@vkaith3973well let’s see if any other cynical trips are red then 😂

[@deanraven1676]

Is this sort of decision not what VAR was for?

[@BL-N3xus]

Best referee, my ass.🤣🤣🤣

[@nathanreddy3199]

Yeah i doubt the fans had a say in that vote😂

[@benhicks9481]

I think your ass would actually be a better ref then any currently on the pgmol payroll

[@Robert-i4g]

Michael Oliver is a bad bad official.... He has been giving all these awful decisions.

[@Smiffy-72]

Get oliver out of the Premier league

[@DRIVER-SEBVET]

I just laughed out loud when the ref gave a player a red card for tripping 😂😂😂 What's the point of crying about the poor officiating with var in lockstep on the joke of a red card... Never seen such a clown decision....

[@samprosser]

Oliver's payment from Abu Dhabi was just a 'legal' way of bribing him. The numbers speak for themselves. 50 man city games refereed but not a single red. The guy is a disgrace and having a huge negative affect on football.

[@AdiChenu]

The press can bash Micheal Oliver all they like, I've even heard the term unconscious bias, like how did they measure his consciousness? And VAR? How did they manage to see exactly the same lie Oliver saw even with benefit of replay and slow motion? It's the 3rd season we've been denied a fair challenge to the title, l hope history holds them mercilessly accountable.

[@Mr_Linka]

I wish the video would be about what the title says… They spent half the time talking about Liverpool v Ipswich.

[@om4482]

That Ref needs to be investigated ...he would have sent an Arsenal player off by any mean possible to give Liverpool an unassailable lead.

[@dilan4123]

Arsenal fans will find any reason but themselves to explain why they’re not top

[@alechomis]

Your an idiot. Yes it’s a stupid joke of a call but don’t claim it’s for Liverpools sake. Oliver needs to go fir sure

[@amakky1989]

Mate I’m an Arsenal fan and I try to be fair. That red card had nothing to do with Liverpool. Refs are a joke and don’t forget Liverpool had a shocking decision last season vs Doku that benefited only Man City

[@cheviidevii]

@@dilan4123 Michael Oliver has given Arsenal more red cards and yellow cards than any other ref in the league since he was first hired with only Everton being second and Tottenham being third. In the same time frame he has never sent off a Manchester City player despite refereeing them 50 times. Extremely suspicious and he should be investigated.

[@Blankblankerson440]

It’s got nothing to do with Liverpool mate Oliver has given Liverpool some horrible decisions as well if anything the one team he don’t do it to is city he needs to be sacked he’s showed you can’t trust him to ref and game fairly

[@markgnew1794]

Dean can't even say it's a terrible decision sums it up

[@MattMajcan]

ipswich scored a goal from a corner in the last minute of the game because harvey elliot was marking their tallest player for some reason, which was our first goal conceded from a corner all season, so apparently that means we might switch off at some point according to merse.

[@kolumbus8021]

Congratulations for proving his point cos how is no one else paying attention to the tallest opposition player being marked by one of the shortest lfc players? They switched off

[@seanscanlon9067]

How was the Wolves second yellow for the sending off the correct decision? It should have been a straight red.

[@AJ-cy6iz]

As usual, Sky Sports won’t go into the glaring inconsistency, because that’s where it really gets embarrassing. - One player gets a yellow card, albeit a second yellow card, whereas the Arsenal player gets a straight red. - Not only that, but the player who got the second yellow should have already been off the pitch minutes into the second half for kicking the ball away, again inconsistent with treatment earlier in the season for Declan Rice. Sky Sports is awarded the TV contracts, so it will always hold back on full dissection of awful sketchy officiating (PGMOL).

[@stanettiels7367]

Absolutely agree.

[@the_faded_gooner]

Gomes's second yellow was way more harsh than MLS's straight red!!! Michael Oliver is an absolute DONKEY!!!

[@thugspoet]

Did Tim even watch the game 😂

[@ErlendFlatin]

Mike Dean saying the red card is harsh is enough for me to conclude that it was the correct decision

[@temporaryuseraccount0012]

1:36 - Paul Merson: "They 'av got that little switch off in 'em." In English: "They are prone to brief lapses of concentration."

[@dingrey]

He is like the bez of football

[@AgentImpo]

The clear and obvious error is michael Oliver

[@kevinho754-c1g]

There has been many controversies surrounding referee Michael Oliver over the years, and he is one of the most controversial referees in the Premier League, dishing out more red cards to Arsenal players than yellow cards in every match in every season for which he referees. He has been heavily criticized for his decisions, with many Arsenal fans accusing him of bias. Oliver has also been accused of inconsistency, with his performance often varying depending on the teams he is officiating.

[@FixedRate-xu3cp]

this clown said little bit harsh ,it,s called match fixing

[@juniorista1987]

Even Mike Dean says it was not a red. Oliver and PGMOL are ridiculous.

[@av3nazz]

Michael Oliver should be investigated for all these biased and dumbass decisions against Arsenal 🤷‍♂️

[@clipped6963]

The fact its Michael Oliver again needs to be investigated but the boys club wont as they even confirmed it was the correct decision when that wolves player was 10x more of a red card then lewis skelly. It's infuriating as a fan cus its the same ref and we would of dropped points cus of the fine margins from HIS BAD CALL

[@TheUltimatewomble]

Corrupt

[@stevet9418]

Take the football tribalism out of this and look at it objectively, Michael Oliver has too much power in the PGMOL and gets away with far too many shocking decisions.

[@innerviciouscycle]

there's your next 7 days worth of content Sky sorted make sure to get the entire pluck amongst this debate yeah

[@bharathsf]

If sky is going against Refs, you know sh1t has hit the fan

[@WynMills1]

AT the moment Lewis-Skelley is facing a 3 match ban at a time when Arsenal have half a team out. Michael Oliver knows this, which is why that red card came out so fast.

[@jameschurchtattoos]

Wolves were not in the ascendency before or after either of the sendings off. 😂 Arsenal were dominating even with 10 men

[@JD-eo6cp]

I think most people watch games to watch play, not penalties. The player got nowhere near the ball, but stopped the play - play which clearly had the potential to go well for the other side. It deserved a red card.

[@toshanwick]

What is the point of VAR?

[@benhicks9481]

3:44 for where they actually talk about the arsenal game

[@tomite2001]

I knew these referees would outdo themselves one day. Their past dodgy decisions have always been beclouded by some dodgy rules that people found confusing and hard to interpret. But not this one. 🤣🤣

[@misterman6578]

Next time an Arsenal player scores a goal, they should take off their shirt to reveal a t-shirt saying "Why always us" Blatant bias.

[@HpNoTiZd]

If Mike Dean (champion of all referees) is saying the call is harsh then that actually means it’s one of the worst decisions of all time.

[@EvO24]

He sent Lewis-Skelly off but wouldn’t send Kovacic off when he did it twice in the space of 10 minutes.

[@michaelgoode9555]

When will Michael Oliver specifically and PGMOL in particular be investigated for corruption?

[@EuroHittaz]

Highly experienced Oliver giving a Red for that. No check of the Var or review of his decision. It's a disgrace that this is allowed to happen. We want an enquiry

[@Kristoph_Kristophson]

Justice for David Coote. Fired for not liking Liverpool. Michael Oliver doesn't like Arsenal and is still there

[@dwaniebrown3398]

They had it against BRENFORD??? Why cant they switch off for a second leading 4 nil?

[@bbguy17]

Myles has been booked before he even got in the pitch, as he was being subbed off (for time wasting tbf but everyone does it), and now this smh

[@ThinkingOutLoudwithBK]

"Harsh" "unlucky" "soft" is code for bs. The decision was atrocious. Gomes makes a ankle breaking tackle and gets a yellow but MLS gets a straight red for a trip on the other side of the field Disgusting

[@hmj5557]

Even a former referee is not defending Oliver

[@DavidSmith-eh7rs]

Not just any former ref. It's Mike (never saw a red card against Arsenal I didn't like) Dean we're talking about here that can't defend this one.

[@stephenhilton6586]

"Jota didn't even come on" might have been difficult considering hes injuried and wasn't in the squad....

[@duaneswaby622]

If PGMOL want people to respect refs more, they need to investigate guys like Michael Oliver. The amount of questionable decisions he’d made to disadvantage Arsenal is too significant to disregard. The bizarre Martinelli double yellow. Not sending off Kovacic at the Emirates last season (he’s never sent off a City player). Trossard at the Etihad. Now MLS. I’m sure I’m forgetting some. Too much to disregard.

[@DavidSmith-eh7rs]

Double yellow in one passage of play to Martinelli. Seems like it was him that sent off Gabriel Maghaeles on a couple of dodgy yellows against City and ignored a pretty clear pen against Odegaard a couple of seasons back. After a while, it's no longer a coincidence...

[@BR-qf3wq]

Oliver doing what he does best, whatever he wants, knowing he will not be sanctioned.

[@holdtightadele8017]

Sorry but it doesn’t take a lot of digging to discover Oliver has a CLEAR axe to grind with Arsenal. He’s given us over a hundred yellows and now I believe 8 reds. That’s more than ANY OTHER CLUB.

[@User-t3t7d]

As a neutral I’d say that was 100% a red card. It was not just a cynical foul, which in itself would have been deserving of more than a yellow, but an intentional full weight, studs first stamp to the ankle of a player running flat out. In fact I thought it was worse than the second sending off.

[@Amberle38]

You're either not neutral at all or desperately in need of specsavers. Liverpool fan I bet.

[@User-t3t7d]

🤣🤣

[@kimweroIsmail]

Question will be why only in EPL serie A and la liga rarely have such ref talks

[@normanmusimwa2058]

The problem is not specific refs..... it is the entire ref system in place. For a game as quick and dynamic as football , ALLOW refs to make decisions (not necessarily enforce RULES) . Remember, it's NOT all the time that a cop will issue a speeding ticket for a speeding driver. Sometimes, they apply discretion & common sense. That MLS decision just needed common sense to be applied. Never a red card.

[@mgpunya1]

Managers can train & have all the game plan they like, but in the end, it's refereeing decision like this that can ruin & cost them the game...

[@BantsDayz]

I’m an arsenal fan and I’m sorry it’s a red. If it was the other way round we would all be crowding around the ref. Let’s stop making a meal out of it.

[@garethjenkins6273]

No one else is ever sent for that. You can guarantee that no one else will get sent off for the same offence in the future. The same as all of Arsenal's red cards this season, as well as the penalty given in the Brighton game. All of the decisions were unprecedented. The worst thing in all cases, the same offences were committed by other teams shortly after, (or shortly before) which all went unpunished.

[@NE1L279]

INCOMPETENT REFEREE.

[@anamilendwandwe7982]

FUN FACT: One of the 3 games that MLS will not be able to play is Newcastle in the Carabao Cup semi final.

[@etang77]

I'm surprised Sky Sports News hasn't taken this down yet to fall in line with PGMOL.

[@TheCJsamson]

Michael Oliver is a pathetic excuse of a referee! Officiating is the WORST it's ever been in the Prem! and PGMOL is NOT fit for purpose

[@Stuo5353]

More specifically the question has to be asked about Michael Oliver’s impartiality when refereeing any Match involving Arsenal. You only have to look at the number of red cards he has given against Arsenal compared to any other side and there is definite bias, that is without looking in depth against other contentious decisions he has made against Arsenal. It’s almost as if yesterday he went out of his way to ensure Arsenal could not win the game!

[@musicmaniac4401]

Michael Oliver is one hell of an incompetent referee if not biased!

[@terrypage358]

Michael Oliver needs to be investigated already. Clearly biased. He shouldn't be a ref for any more PL games. Why does he keep giving red cards to arsenal for things no other ref would ever give one for? Red card for foul throws, kicking a ball away, a tactical trip. You'll never ever see him give reds to any other team for the same reasons.

[@thewarrior2110]

Liverpool fan here.. thats a poor decision from the onfield referee and VAR.

[@footballtheatre7799]

If MLS has a red card for that tackle, then definitely Gomes should have also had a straight red card.

[@bardo0007]

After the Coote scandal I really don't trust the referees anymore , Oliver are too arrogant and the VAR room are too afraid to tell him

[@irwan1412]

lewis skelly is straight red. gomes was 2nd yellow. and his tackle not recognized as injury threatens

[@kevinho754-c1g]

Michael Oliver, the controversial referee who has been the subject of controversy in recent years, should not be put in charge of the next match between Arsenal and Manchester City held on February 2nd, 2025. He has a history of bias towards Arsenal, and his presence could disrupt the match. His decisions could have a significant impact on the outcome, and it would be best to replace him with a more impartial official.

[@shakes.dontknowwhatyergettin]

It was the archetypal tactical trip we see a hundred times across the leagues every week, and its easiest decision in football - yellow card and carry on. Its maybe the only thing all referees are consistent on, all the time - but Michel Oliver likes to innovate when its Arsenal.

[@devannaicker9537]

My initial thoughts, were that this ref has lost it. I questioned, why would he put himself in that situation, without at least a review. However, in considering, the other side of the coin, Oliver, was in the thick of things. Must have been a high pressure situation, surrounded by the tension, at that moment. A calmer ref, would have probably seen that differently. In Oliver's defence, the way that Wolves player went down, made it seem like a cynical tackle. In saying this, the ref should have been sent to review, the tackle. Why have the technology, if you refuse to use it. If the PGMOL dig their heels in, to support Oliver, this red card may not be overturned. If it is overturned, then it may be time to bench or relegate, Oliver to a lower division for a spell.

[@ThEMooDieCoW]

You know it’s a bad decision when even Mike Dean disagrees with it!

[@MicroLiberman]

Find the small pieces that point out Liverpool's faults, Merson. Jamie and Garry don't hesitate to criticize Arsenal.

[@jahanzaibkhan2042]

That decision is not harsh. That is a disgrace.

[@poolfans]

Stop a counter attack + stud tackle = Red That stud tackled is 100% yellow The stop a counter attack is also 100% yellow

[@999Jack]

Y did Gomez only get a second yellow not a straight red like mls.

[@delanoclougherty7395]

Mike dean has learnt how to string a sentence together

[@riclerico]

MLS traded 1 game ban for 3 when he escaped a yellow for delaying a restart

[@rzlb5]

It should be yellow for Skelly.

[@stetomlinson3146]

I thought it was the correct decision. His studs went down the guys leg, onto his foot. It was a reckless tackle.