Myles Lewis-Skelly is SENT OFF for second time in a month as things go from bad-to-worse for Arsenal against West Ham

Myles Lewis-Skelly saw red for Arsenal for the second time in a month after he was sent off in their 1-0 defeat by West Ham on Saturday afternoon.

The 18-year-old was charged with denying a potential goal-scoring opportunity as he fouled Mohammed Kudus at the half-way line.

The West Ham winger dispossessed Lewis-Skelly and had a clear path to goal in front of him, with David Raya way off his line.

Lewis-Skelly made a reckless lunge, initially receiving a yellow card for his transgression.

But, after a short VAR review, the teenager was sent off for the second time in Arsenal’s last four Premier League fixtures.

It made the Gunners' task of getting back into the game a whole lot tougher, as they sought an equaliser after Jarrod Bowen opened the scoring for the visitors moments before half-time.

The Premier League released an official statement on X, explaining the decision to extend the punishment from a yellow to a red card.

It read: 'VAR checked the referee’s call of yellow card to Lewis-Skelly for a challenge on Kudus – deeming it denial of an obvious goal-scoring opportunity due to the goalkeeper’s position and there being no covering defender, therefore recommended an on-field review. The referee then upgraded the yellow to a red card.'

Just last month, on January 25, Lewis-Skelly was also dismissed against Wolves.

The Hale End graduate was shown a straight red card by referee Oliver in the first half of Arsenal’s 1-0 win over Wolves for fouling Matt Doherty in his own half.

However, a couple of days later, the FA decided to overturn the decision upon further review.