Putting rivalries aside, former Tottenham midfielder Jamie O'Hara believes that the Premier League need to punish Darren England after his role in the Myles Lewis-Skelly red card against Wolves on Saturday. He claims that Arsenal were treated unjustly.

Initially sent off by match referee Michael Oliver, England was one of two officials on VAR duty for the game at Stockley Park. Alongside Adrian Holmes, the pair decided against sending Oliver for a pitch-side review and instead backed up his call of a straight red.

The tackle and subsequent ban for Lewis-Skelly has been at the centre of much scrutiny. Arsenal have now lodged an appeal in the hope of having his three-match suspension overturned.

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Speaking to Grosvenor Sport, O'Hara thinks that it is only right for England himself to be taken away from match action as well. “It was a crazy decision," he said. "Michael Oliver gets it completely wrong.

“What makes it even crazier is that they’ve tried to justify it, which is quite scary actually. Everyone in the world can see that it wasn’t a red card for Myles Lewis-Skelly – it’s a late challenge and he knows what he’s doing, but it’s a tactical foul. He hasn’t tried to hurt him and he’s just taken one for the team – everyone’s made that kind of foul before at every level of the game.

“How Michael Oliver can send him off for that is embarrassing, but what’s worse is that Darren England on VAR didn’t even tell him to go to the monitor. He should be fined and removed from VAR duties for allowing that decision to stand."

The challenge, which saw Lewis-Skelly bring down Matt Doherty on the edge of the Wolves box after an Arsenal corner was cleared, appeared to have been a trip. Oliver viewed things differently, judging Lewis-Skelley to have acted with violent conduct as he made contact with Doherty's ankle via his own studs.

Riccardo Calafiori went on to seal a valuable three points for Arsenal late on after Wolves themselves were reduced to 10-men. "Fair play to Arsenal for getting a result, but what a terrible decision that was – the game is just gone," O'Hara added.

Both England and Oliver have been selected by the league to referee matches at the weekend. Oliver will oversee Ipswich Town's crunch relegation fight with Southampton as well as the Merseyside Derby on the following Wednesday. England, meanwhile, is the man in the middle for Liverpool's trip to Bournemouth.