Professional Game Match Officials Limited ( PGMOL ) are said to support referee Michael Oliver and video assistant referee Darren England regarding the decision to send off Myles Lewis-Skelly during Arsenal 's 1-0 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Oliver showed Lewis-Skelly a red card for a foul on Matt Doherty. England then confirmed that decision after deeming the challenge to constitute serious foul play.

Mikel Arteta disagreed, describing himself as "absolutely fuming" when speaking in interviews after the match. During his post-match press conference, he also intimated that it was such an obvious mistake that the club might not even have to appeal to overturn the resulting three-game suspension.

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However, the body responsible for refereeing Premier League matches has a different stance. The Mirror's assistant editor, Darren Lewis, has spoken to them and shared their verdict on Sunday morning.

"I know that the PGMOL's position is that the challenge was extremely late, and the point of contact was high," Lewis relayed. "That's their position, and they supported Michael Oliver and Darren England.

"They felt that Darren had seen nothing in the replays to suggest that the decision taken by Michael Oliver was wrong. And so that's why they were supportive of both men.

"I also am aware that the PGMOL feel aggrieved at the tidal wave of criticism they have had from ex-players within the game. They feel terms like 'the worst decision ever' are quite sensationalist from their point of view because they are saying that you could make a legitimate case from seeing that footage for suggesting that Michael Oliver was right to take the decision that he did.

Lewis also added: "The PGMOL are very unhappy with the level of abuse - which seems to be the way that people feel they need to express themselves these days - that Michael Oliver has been subjected to on social media."