Police have opened an investigation after referee Michael Oliver was subjected to “abhorrent attacks”.
The official sent off Arsenal star Myles Lewis-Skelly during the Gunners' 1-0 win against Wolves.
The decision was deemed controversial and was not changed by VAR.
The defender, 18, tripped Matt Doherty as he looked to break away.
Replays showed the Arsenal star's studs caught the Wolves player.
The Premier League confirmed that VAR supported the decision as Lewis-Skelly was guilty of “serious foul play”.
The PGMOL has now released a statement confirming that police have opened an investigation into abuse directed at the referee.
It said: “We are shocked by the threats and abuse directed at Michael Oliver following the Wolverhampton Wanderers v Arsenal regular.
“No public servant should be subjected to any form of abuse, let alone the abhorrent attacks targeting Michael and his family over the past 24 hours.
“The police have been informed and a number of investigations have begun.
“We stand with Michael, and all those affected, and are determined to tackle this unacceptable behaviour.
“Unfortunately, this is not the first time a match official has been forced to deal with threats in recent times.
“We will continue to support all investigations.”
Former Tottenham player Jamie Redknapp slammed the abuse sent to Oliver.
On Sky Sports he said: “It's absolutely disgraceful.
“We're getting to the point now with referees where if you're right you're right and if you're wrong you're corrupt.
“If we get to that point, we won't have young referees who want to work in the game.
“Michael Oliver is by far the best referee we have, I don't think it's close.
“Everyone makes mistakes, they are honest mistakes, we can probably count on one hand how many he has made in his career.
“If I played another match in my life, he would be the referee I would want to do it.
“I hope whoever is giving this abuse has been discovered.”
Meanwhile, former head of the PGMOL Keith Hackett believes Oliver should be dropped after the red card.
Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta muddled the decision while speaking to the media after the match.
He said: “It's so obvious that I'm leaving it to you. I'm absolutely fuming, but I'm leaving it with you – because it's so obvious. I don't think my words will help.
“I think it's clear that we don't need any comments today, and hopefully the right thing will happen after today.
“Hopefully we don't have to (appeal) and, if we do [to]it happened and it really sets a good precedent for whatever happened to Bruno this season.
“So hopefully, okay, we were in a position where we shouldn't be.
“Let's at least be in a position that we need to be in the coming weeks and allow that player to continue to do his job.”
The manager could even be seen giving Oliver a death stare at full-time.
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