Police Investigating Threats and Abuse Targeting Referee Michael Oliver Following Controversial Red Card for Arsenal’s Myles Lewis-Skelley

Police are investigating threats and abuse aimed at Premier League referee Michael Oliver, the PGMOL has announced. During Arsenals 1-0 victory over Wolves on Saturday, Oliver controversially showed a red card to Myles Lewis-Skelly for a reckless challenge on Matt Doherty. After the game, the PGMOLs match centre confirmed on X that the challenge had been deemed as serious foul play, which was checked by the VAR Darren England. The decision sparked widespread backlash from Arsenal fans, with Mikel Arteta saying he was fuming over the call and that Arsewouldwill be appealing it.  The PGMOL has now released a statement condemning threats that have since been sent to Oliver. The statement read: We are appalled by the threats and abuse directed at Michael Oliver following the Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Arsenal fixture. No official should be subject to any form of abuse, let alone the abhorrent attacks aimed at Michael and his family over the past 24 hours. The police are aware, and a number of investigations have commenced. We are supporting Michael, and all those affected, and are determined to tackle this unacceptable behaviour. The post Police investigating threats and abuse aimed at referee Michael Oliver after his controversial red card of Arsenal’s MylesLewis-Skelley appeared first on Linda Ikeji Blog.