Ref Marriner apologises to Arsenal
Referee Andre Marriner has apologised to Arsenal for his error which saw Kieran Gibbs mistakenly sent off in the 6-0 loss to Premier League leaders Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.
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The Professional Game Match Officials Limited released a statement last Saturday evening after Marriner dismissed Gibbs for a hand-ball committed by Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain which resulted in a penalty in the 17th minute of the match.
“Andre is an experienced referee and is obviously disappointed that an error of mistaken identity was made in this case,” the statement read.
“Incidents of mistaken identity are very rare and are often the result of a number of different technical factors.
“Whilst this was a difficult decision Andre is disappointed that he failed to identify the correct player.
“He expressed his disappointment to Arsenal when he was made aware of the issue.”
The Football Association earlier confirmed that Arsenal will be able to appeal the red card.
“Clubs can appeal mistaken identity to The FA, although The FA can pro-actively review also,” an FA tweet read.
— SkySports
