Arsenal’s latest Premier League title bid suffered a potential early setback as Declan Rice was controversially sent off for the first time in his top-flight career in a dramatic 1-1 draw with Brighton.
The England midfielder was shown a second yellow card for delaying the restart after fouling Joel Veltman early in the second half at the Emirates Stadium, with Mikel Arteta’s side leading 1-0 at the time thanks to Kai Havertz’s fine lofted finish set up by Bukayo Saka, who left Lewis Dunk red-faced.
