WILLIAM SALIBA will miss Arsenal's game against Liverpool after the club decided NOT to appeal his red card.
Saliba, 23, was sent off for a last-man foul on Bournemouth striker Evanilson as he tried to cover a wayward Leandro Trossard back pass.
The centre-back was placed just beyond the halfway line when he brought down the Cherries ace in the middle of the pitch after 30 minutes.
On-field referee Rob Jones initially issued a yellow card for the offence.
However, VAR Jared Gillett summoned Jones over to the monitor to review the decision.
The yellow card was then replaced with a straight red to send Saliba for an early shower, with it deemed there was no covering defender and therefore Saliba had denied a clear goalscoring opportunity.
Arsenal went on to lose the game 2-0, with the controversial decision being argued over by ex-ref Mark Halsey.
Manager Mikel Arteta had said the club were considering their options with regards to a potential appeal.
But Arsenal have now decided that the issue is not worth pressing, and have conceded the fight over the Frenchman's suspension.
Saliba will miss one domestic match - next Sunday's crunch clash against table-toppers Liverpool.
Had it been violent conduct, he would have received a three-game ban.
It was the third time this season the Gunners have seen a player sent off, with Declan Rice sent off against Brighton and Trossard sent off against Manchester City.
The three red cards in eight games means Arsenal have now had 18 red cards since Arteta took over in December 2019 - SIX more than any other team.
One more this season will be their 108th red card of the Premier League era - a joint-record alongside Everton.
Only three sides - Manchester United in 1992/93 and Chelsea in 2004/05 and 2016/17 - have managed to avoid having a player sent off in a season.
The stats behind the red cards also do not bode well for Arsenal's title chances, with 17 of the 32 league winners managing to avoid picking up three reds or more.
But since 2012/13, only TWO teams have picked up three or more red cards and went on to be victorious: Chelsea's four dismissals in 2014/15 and Leicester who saw three in 2015/16.
Saliba will likely be back in the North Londoners team for their match against Shakhtar Donetsk in the Champions League
laknopruz
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So what ?
petbcdmtyz
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Arsenal shouldn't waste their time appealing against Saliba's red card. No one is gonna listen to them
Jababcntu
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xzd. .z
Wayne-Sniper
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im actually hopeing liverpool beat them plus califiory get a knock lol
Wayne-Sniper
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Stop joking 🙃 farm
lol liverpool stronger and Arsenal prone to red cards 🤣🤣
Cityzens17CampusD
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liverpool gon kick deh as 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼🤞🏼
Cityzens17CampusD
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against Liverpool
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Anyway Arsenal gonna lose that match.
Cityzens17CampusD
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Theo is only original French rest are all Africans. So we can say Africance.
Lamaimpry
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Pamanrtz
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Same foul different application of rules because similar foul was committed by Tosin on Jota Liverpool vs Chelsea but it was given as a yellow card
Chilex2953
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let wait and see if he is going to play
Bitaeluy
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Good decision for not appealing cos it won't change anything, let's move on
Chrismaris1
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struggling Arsenal, panicking already
aswear
fiwaemnopt
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good formation G Jesus martinelli N waneri saka Rice partey timber G magallas calafari white
Phatzo
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🔥🔥🔥
luobdopruy
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struggling Arsenal, panicking already
Doycmnuz
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against Liverpool
ricaklopz
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Howard Webb remains arsenal problem, week by week he's been exposed
Zeobiopru
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Timber is Saliba replacement, so I hope he is fit,
wukbklnty
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…মশগ স
MohamedArsenalist
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discipline is key in every aspect of life.
hassypius
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hassypius
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we have calafiori
Vehbcknpu
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Leccdeisyz
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If Timber is yet to be fit before the match on Sunday I think the best to replace Saliba is Rice, then play Merino, Partey and Trossard in the midfield...
Ashikgunner123
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Against liverpool
muhbciltuz
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Misleading headline
Very misleading. I thought they had appealed. What a shit headline.
Triple256
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Appeal should be accepted so that the match would be balanced. Then Arsenal fans will not have a any excuse to make irrespective of the outcome of the match.
We are not giving any excuse bcoz we beating Liverpool so we don’t care if Saliba is available or not
HappyBwoy231
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Good one for them, to maintain good conduct is a must both coach and the team must learn, maybe next season they’ll dream of winning again 😂😂😂
Zamolinbo
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Appeal should be accepted so that the match would be balanced. Then Arsenal fans will not have a any excuse to make irrespective of the outcome of the match.
It aint man u
yascirsuy
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Appeal should be accepted so that the match would be balanced. Then Arsenal fans will not have a any excuse to make irrespective of the outcome of the match.
If they lose the appeal additional 1 match ban for the player will be added on we all see Saliba was the last man standing with that foul it’s definitely a straight red ngl Saliba should take the blame
Monicaanna
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😎☹️
Vicdnstz
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y
Ksm_city
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Appeal should be accepted so that the match would be balanced. Then Arsenal fans will not have a any excuse to make irrespective of the outcome of the match.
So they don’t have any other defender if Saliba can’t play? There’s no excuse for Arsenal because they’re starting the Liverpool game with 11 players… All teams have a back up player for this kinda mess…
Seabimou
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pacbcmnotz
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liverpool gon kick deh as 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼🤞🏼
Stop joking 🙃 farm
Wayne-Sniper
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liverpool gon kick deh as 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼🤞🏼
Tesailrz
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Misleading headline
Dejankadee
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Appeal should be accepted so that the match would be balanced. Then Arsenal fans will not have a any excuse to make irrespective of the outcome of the match.
Sinbeprstz
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Lol. Jokers
wupacikop
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