In the wake of Arsenal’s 1-1 draw against Brighton on Saturday, a debate has erupted concerning the sending off of Declan Rice. Arsenal will feel as though they were harshly treated at the Emirates Stadium, as their winning start to the new Premier League season was halted by the Seagulls. The game changed early in the second half, with Mikel Arteta’s side 1-0 up, when Chris Kavanagh showed Declan Rice a second yellow card for prodding the ball out of play after Brighton had been awarded a free kick. In attempting to take the free kick quickly, despite the ball still being in motion, Joel Velt…
