Referee Michael Oliver will officiate a Premier League game this weekend despite facing death threats and 'abhorrent' abuse after controversially sending off Arsenal defender Myles Lewis-Skelly, it has been confirmed.
Oliver, 39, and his family were subjected to threats in the wake of last Saturday's match at Wolves and the police have launched an investigation, with the unit leading the probe already in communication with social media companies.
The Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL), the body responsible for officiating in England, said it involved the police after Oliver, his partner and their young child were targeted by sickening abuse from anonymous online trolls.