by Arsenal was sentenced to a fine of £ 65,000 by the association football after their players confronted referee Michael Oliver in the 1-0 victory against the Wolves last month.
Myles Lewis-Skelly was controversial for a challenge on Matt Doherty, which prompted Arsenal players to surround Oliver. The red card was then overthrown following a call.
The club then accepted the accusation and the FA declared in a statement: “An independent regulatory committee inflicted a fine of £ 65,000 at Arsenal in relation to the Premier League match against Wolverhampton Wanderers on Saturday 25 January.
“It was alleged that Arsenal failed to make sure that their players did not behave inappropriately around the 43rd minute, and the club later admitted this charge.”
Lewis-Skelly has been shown a red card for the late tackle, which was ratified by Var, but an appeal hearing later ruled that he should not have been considered a “serious game”.
The boss of Arsenal, Mikel Arteta, was furious with the decision, which sparked a debate between the experts as to whether he should have been a shipment or not.
The FA also published the written reasons for the fine, with aggravating factors, in particular: “When the red card was shown, only two arsenal players were nearby relatively close to the referee, without any in its vicinity immediate. A certain number of players have traveled a certain distance to engage with the referee after sending.
“According to the images, we can clearly see the intensity of the demonstrations made by the Arsenal players. Sometimes there were nine arsenal players near the referee.
“The prudence administered by the referee does not end misconduct, as expected.
“The duration of misconduct, the proximity of the players to the referee, the number of players involved and the failure of the withdrawal / dispersion when the referee indicates that they all do it a serious affair and serve to Merge misconduct. “”
Regarding any attenuating factor, the panel added: “Arsenal should be credited for admitting the accusation.
“The red card delivered to (Lewis-Skelly) is reversed on appeal does not justify the reaction of the Arsenal players surrounding the match referee and does not grant any attenuation.”
