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Every team's fanbase has that one referee they fear taking charge of their games. Accusations of bias fly around but very rarely can anything concrete ever be proven – that is unless you are Liverpool fans referring to David Coote and his accidentally made-public disdain for Jurgen Klopp . Arsenal fans, for example, have their suspicions of Premier League referee Michael Oliver.

Most recently, he sent off Miles Lewis-Skelly for a seemingly innocuous foul vs Wolves, which has been described as a 'major error' effort by former professional referee Keith Hackett . Supporters of the north London club also agreed it was a bad call, although most would not phrase it quite so diplomatically. The questionable decision comes on top of another harsh judgment earlier on in the season, when he gave Leandro Trossard a second yellow for kicking away the ball vs Manchester City .



Interestingly enough, Oliver also handed Lewis-Skelly a yellow card in the same game as a substitute – before he had even kicked a ball as a Premier League player . As such, Arsenal fans will as though Oliver has a personal vendetta against their team and his record paints an interesting picture. When looking at all the teams he has taken charge of 40+ times in his career, it certainly raises some questions.

Michael Oliver Stats (Given Against) Premier League Teams (40+ Games) Team Appearances Fouls per Game Fouls per Tackle Penalties per Game Yellow Cards Yellow Cards per Game Red Cards Red Cards per Game Live.

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