Arsenal have succeeded in their appeals of mistaken
identity and wrongful dismissal during Saturday's 6-0 defeat to Chelsea.
After Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain handballed a shot in the
area that appeared to be going wide regardless, referee Andre Marriner
accidently brandished a red card to team-mate Kieran Gibbs, despite
protestations from players on both sides.
Gibb's dismissal has been overturned by the Football
Association and passed to Oxlade-Chamberlain, with Arsenal's subsequent claim
of wrongful dismissal against the latter upheld.
It means that neither Gibbs nor Oxlade-Chamberlain will
serve any ban or punishment following the incident in Arsenal's Premier League
defeat at Stamford Bridge.
A statement on the FA's official website read: "An
Independent Regulatory Commission today heard two claims from Arsenal, one of
mistaken identity and the other of wrongful dismissal, both in relation to
Saturday’s game against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.
"The Commission ruled that the dismissal of Kieran
Gibbs was a case of mistaken identity and transferred this to his team-mate
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.
"Subsequent to deciding this matter, the Commission
then considered Arsenal’s claim for wrongful dismissal in relation to
Oxlade-Chamberlain.
"This claim was upheld meaning Oxlade-Chamberlain
will not serve any suspension with the standard punishment withdrawn with
immediate effect."
Culled from Soccerway
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