"The rules state that any player who is yellow-carded in two games before the quarter-finals will receive an automatic one-game suspension. That means Lewis-Skelly will have to stay back home in London while his teammates travel to Field Mill to take on Mansfield Town."
"Lewis-Skelly has fallen behind Piero Hincapie and Riccardo Calafiori in the pecking order at left-back and has only played three times since the turn of the year - two of those came in the FA Cup. It remains to be seen when the youngster will get another opportunity to start for Arsenal."
Arsenal defender Myles Lewis-Skelly will miss the FA Cup fifth-round clash against Mansfield Town due to suspension from accumulated yellow cards. The teenager received yellow cards in both of Arsenal's previous FA Cup matches against Portsmouth and Wigan Athletic, triggering an automatic one-game ban under FA Cup rules that suspend players receiving two yellow cards before the quarter-finals. Lewis-Skelly had started both previous cup games and performed well, but the suspension prevents his participation. The academy graduate has struggled for playing time this season, falling behind Piero Hincapie and Riccardo Calafiori in the left-back pecking order. Calafiori is expected to replace him for the Mansfield Town fixture.
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