Arsenal 1-1 Brighton, Declan Rice's clumsy red card costs the Gunners a draw #premierleague #ARSBRI

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Arsenal controlled the first half and after Martin Odegaard missed a golden chance to give the Gunners the lead, Bukayo Saka's brilliant play set up Kai Havertz to chip Bart Verbruggen for the opener.The Gunners took that lead into the break, despite Brighton having more of the first-half possession, but their job became harder when Rice - already on a booking - stopped a quick free-kick in front of the swinging Joel Veltman and was given his marching orders by Chris Kavanagh.Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta criticised the lack of consistency in the decision and believes Veltman should have also seen red in the same incident."I was amazed. Amazed, amazed, amazed because of how inconsistent decisions can be," he said. "In the first half, there are two incidents [where Brighton kicked the ball away] and nothing happens.

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