Skelly's controversial red card in Saturday's 1-0 win away at Wolverhampton Wanderers left manager Mikel Arteta "fuming" while television pundits reacted with shock and surprise at referee Michael Oliver's decision.

Arsenal fans were outraged by referee Michael Oliver’s decision to send off defender Myles Lewis-Skelly during Saturday’s match against Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Former Premier League referee Mike Dean has agreed with Michael Oliver’s decision to send Arsenal defender Myles Lewis-Skelly off against Wolves.

Mikel Arteta said he was "absolutely fuming" about Myles Lewis-Skelly's red card but praised his Arsenal team's character in a 1-0 win over Wolves.

Arsenal went on to win the game 1-0, with Riccardo Calafiori scoring the only goal in the second half. Asked after the game if Arsenal will appeal, an "absolutely fuming" Mikel Arteta said: "Hopefully we don't need to ... That's for the club to decide what is the best decision. It's that obvious that maybe we don't even need to [put in an appeal].

Skelly's controversial red card in Saturday's 1-0 win away at Wolverhampton Wanderers left manager Mikel Arteta "fuming" while television pundits reacted with shock and surprise at referee Michael Oliver's decision.

The division's record goalscorer, Alan Shearer, said the sending off was "one of the worst decisions I've seen in a long time". "As a referee you can get it wrong on the pitch, you might see something which is incorrect,