Gabriel Martinelli red card: Michael Oliver gave Brighton player yellow card in similar incident
The outrage over Gabriel Martinelli’s red card for Arsenal against Wolves on Thursday rumbles on.
The Arsenal striker was bizarrely shown two yellow cards in the same passage of play, resulting in referee Michael Oliver sending him off.
First, the Brazilian attempted to prevent Daniel Podence from taking a quick throw-in. A clear bookable offence despite the fact he was unable to stop the throw.
Then, as he chased back, he fouled Chiquinho – again, another clear bookable offence.
Oliver gave the free kick and showed Martinelli two yellow cards. He pointed back to where the offence took place regarding the throw-in and then pointed to the foul he had just made.
Would Martinelli have made that foul if he knew he was technically already on a yellow card?
Is this one of the STRANGEST sending offs in Premier League history?!