Arsenal star and midfielder Declan Rice received a red card in the game that ended in a 1-1 draw against Brighton, and the Premier League has revealed the reason behind the red card.
Arsenal’s good start has crashed even in front of their fans, as they could not pick up another three points in the game that ended in a draw.
Kai Havertz was able to convert a beautiful pass that came from Bukayo Saka into a goal in the first half of the game.
The perfect start soon ended as Rice received his second booking in the second half.
Rice was shown a yellow card in the first half after he came into contact with Joel Veltman; he was sent off the pitch just four minutes after the restart when he nudged the ball away from the same player as he was getting ready to take a free kick.
Rice was punished for getting into a minimal contract with the ball, despite taking a kick to the shin, for “delaying the restart,” as revealed by the official Premier League match centre.