Myles Lewis-Skelly saw red for Arsenal for the second time in a month after he was sent off in their 1-0 defeat by West Ham on Saturday afternoon.
The 18-year-old was charged with denying a potential goal-scoring opportunity as he fouled Mohammed Kudus at the half-way line.
The West Ham winger dispossessed Lewis-Skelly and had a clear path to goal in front of him, with David Raya way off his line.
Lewis-Skelly made a reckless lunge, initially receiving a yellow card for his transgression.
But, after a short VAR review, the teenager was sent off for the second time in Arsenal’s last four Premier League fixtures.
It made the Gunners’ task of getting back into the game a whole lot tougher, as they sought an equaliser after Jarrod Bowen opened the scoring for the visitors moments before half-time.
Myles Lewis-Skelly was sent off for the second time in a month for Arsenal on Saturday
The defender fouled Mohammed Kudus, denying West Ham a clear goal-scoring opportunity
Lewis-Skelly was also sent off against Wolves last month but the decision was overturned
The Premier League released an official statement on X, explaining the decision to extend the punishment from a yellow to a red card.
It read: ‘VAR checked the referee’s call of yellow card to Lewis-Skelly for a challenge on Kudus – deeming it denial of an obvious goal-scoring opportunity due to the goalkeeper’s position and there being no covering defender, therefore recommended an on-field review. The referee then upgraded the yellow to a red card.’
Just last month, on January 25, Lewis-Skelly was also dismissed against Wolves.
The Hale End graduate was shown a straight red card by referee Oliver in the first half of Arsenal’s 1-0 win over Wolves for fouling Matt Doherty in his own half.
However, a couple of days later, the FA decided to overturn the decision upon further review.
