Arsenal managed to play almost 40 minutes with 10 men after Nicholas Pepe was shown a red card in a 0-0 draw with Leeds United on Sunday.
Pepe did not impress Mikel Arteta on his second Premier League start with his attitude after retaliating to some goading by Ezgjan Alioski by shoving his head into the defender’s face.
Referee Antony Taylor did not spot the incident but a VAR review meant Pepe was given his marching orders, rendering his side, handicapped.