Rice Escapes Red After Kick on Brighton Player

Footage showed Declan Rice kicking Malick Yalcouye with the ball nowhere near, and an ex-PGMOL chief has had his say.

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What happened. Declan Rice avoided a red card during Arsenal's defeat to Brighton, despite footage emerging of him kicking Malick Yalcouye with the ball nowhere near the pair. A former PGMOL chief gave his verdict on whether the call was correct.

• Video showed Rice kicking Yalcouye away from the ball.
• Rice stayed on the pitch with no red card shown.
• Arsenal lost the match to Brighton.

The incident is likely to fuel debate over whether Rice should have been sent off.

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