Rice Escapes Red After Kick Out in Arsenal Defeat

Declan Rice avoided a red card despite appearing to kick out at Malick Yalcouye in the dying moments of Arsenal's 3-0 loss to Brighton.

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What happened. Declan Rice was shown a yellow card in the seventh minute of added time for unsportsmanlike conduct after appearing to kick out at Malick Yalcouye off the ball. The incident occurred just before the full-time whistle in Arsenal's 3-0 defeat to Brighton.

• Rice escaped a red card despite the off-the-ball kick.
• All but one of the game's five bookings were for unsportsmanlike conduct.
• Parallels drawn with Phil Foden's red card in the Manchester derby.

The incident may be reviewed by the FA, potentially leading to retrospective action against Rice.

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