Arsenal games William Saliba will miss after red card vs Bournemouth

Arsenal defender William Saliba will miss the next three domestic matches after being shown a straight red card against Bournemouth, including next Sunday's meeting with Liverpool.

The Frenchman was initially given a yellow card by referee Rob Jones for hauling down Evanilson, having made no attempt to play the ball. However, a VAR review saw the decision upgraded to a straight red card.

Saliba, barring a successful appeal, will now miss the home game with Liverpool next weekend as well as the League Cup tie with Preston North End the following midweek. He will also miss the league trip to Newcastle United on November 2.

Explaining the reason behind Saliba's dismissal, PGMOL said: "The referee gave Saliba a yellow card for a challenge on Evanilson. The VAR deemed that Saliba denied an obvious goal-scoring opportunity and recommended an on-field review. The referee then upgraded the yellow to a red card."

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will not miss the Champions League clash with Shakhtar Donetsk on Tuesday with domestic bans not carrying over into Europe. Saliba's sending off is s third of the season, more than any other Premier League club.

Declan Rice was shown a second yellow card for kicking the ball away against Brighton in August before Leandro Trossard was sent off in the same manner for the same offence against Manchester City in September. As a result of Saliba's red card against Bournemouth, Raheem Sterling was taken off early and replaced by Jakub Kiwior a few minutes later.

Arsenal already have two injury doubts for the clash with Liverpool next weekend. Both