Arsenal obtained their third crimson card in simply eight video games when William Saliba was given his marching orders in Saturday’s 2-0 defeat to Bournemouth.
The Frenchman was initially proven a yellow card when he dragged down Evanilson within the first half, just for VAR to improve the choice to a crimson, ruling Saliba had denied a transparent goalscoring alternative because the final man.
Not solely did Saliba’s dismissal hurt Arsenal’s possibilities of a end result, but it surely may even have a serious influence on the Premier League title race because the 23-year-old prepares to serve a suspension.
Saliba was proven a straight crimson card for his foul on Evanilson, the punishment for which is often a three-match ban.
Nevertheless, as per the Premier League’s disciplinary guidelines, such a suspension is just for examples of violent conduct or harmful play, corresponding to a excessive deal with or an off-ball altercation.
With regards to last-man fouls, formally deemed “skilled fouls”, the punishment is just a one-game suspension.
Saliba stays accessible for the midweek conflict with Shakhtar Donetsk within the Champions League, however he might be suspended for the return of Premier League motion subsequent weekend.
Sadly for Arsenal, Saliba may hardly be lacking a much bigger recreation because the Gunners welcome Liverpool to the Emirates Stadium on Sunday.
It was Jakub Kiwior who got here off the bench to accomplice Gabriel Magalhaes after Saliba was despatched down the tunnel.
Arteta has not often proven a lot religion within the Poland worldwide, nonetheless, and should choose to do one thing completely different when given the prospect to tweak issues from the beginning.
Riccardo Calafiori, who has been a daily at left-back, is simply as snug at centre-back, whereas Dutchman Jurrien Timber can play wherever throughout the again line.
