Referee Andre Marriner apology for Kieran Gibbs red card error Referee Andre Marriner has apologised for sending off Arsenal defender Kieran Gibbs by mistake during the Gunners' 6-0 defeat by league leaders Chelsea.A penalty was awarded after
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain tipped Eden Hazard's shot around a post with his hand but Gibbs was shown the red card.Oxlade-
Chamberlain seemed to tell Marriner that he was the culprit but the original decision stood.A statement read that Marriner was "disappointed" to have made the error.
Left-back Gibbs seemed confused at receiving the red card, protesting his innocence, along with his team-mates, before leaving the field.
Hazard's shot was heading inches wide of goal before Oxlade-Chamberlain dived to his left to divert the ball with his fingertips.
Following his side's 6-0 loss, Arsenal manager
Arsene Wenger said: "I believe it was handball but the referee hasn't seen it.
"The ball went out and
I think it's Chamberlain who touched the ball. I don't know who gave indication to the referee that it was handball but he has certainly not seen it."Chelsea manager Jose
Mourinho, added: "There were lots of people in the box. Eden made a shot and you can clearly see a player dive like a goalkeeper touching
the ball with his hand. From the bench you could not see what player it was.
Someone said Arteta, it was Chamberlain, but the referee sent off Gibbs."It is the kind of situation where if you have a TV, the fourth official could see it was not Gibbs. Unfortunately the wrong boy came off."
Marriner appeared to consult one of his assistants before awarding the penalty.
But
BBC Radio 5 Live reporter John Southall, at Stamford Bridge, said Marriner has reportedly admitted it was his own mistake.He said: "One of our colleagues from television has been in at half-time and spoken to referee Andre Marriner,
and he has admitted that he made a mistake and sent the wrong player off - Gibbs instead of Oxlade-Chamberlain."Originally we thought the linesman may have guided him and told him that it was Gibbs,
but Marriner has cleared it up - he says it was his mistake, he got the wrong player and sent him off."
Former Chelsea winger Pat Nevin told BBC Radio 5 Live: "I feel quite sorry for the referee, who didn't see it. But Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain was telling him it was him.
"Use a bit of common sense, surely? They were right to send someone off, it was right to give a penalty, but they just got the wrong man."
The Football Association tweeted clubs "can appeal mistaken identity, although the FA can pro-actively review also".In November, Preston had the wrong man sent off against Port Vale in League One.
Striker Joe Garner was suspended retrospectively for three games despite midfielder Neil Kilkenny being shown the red card during the match.
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