Saliba saw red for bringing down Evanilson just over the halfway line in the Saturday evening clash with Bournemouth at the Vitality Stadium. It caused controversy, given how far the Cherries striker was from David Raya's goal and that a yellow card was the on-field decision.

Arsenal defender William Saliba was initially shown a yellow card for a foul on Bournemouth striker Evanilson but the French defender was then sent off after the incident was checked by VAR