Rice Escapes Red After Off-Ball Kick vs Brighton

Declan Rice was booked for kicking out at Malick Yalcouye, but some believe it should have been a red.

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What happened. Declan Rice was shown a yellow card for an off-the-ball altercation with Malick Yalcouye in the final moments of Arsenal's 3-0 loss to Brighton & Hove Albion. Some suggest referee Darren England should have sent Rice off, drawing parallels to Phil Foden's red card in the Manchester derby.

• Rice tangled with Yalcouye before the full-time whistle.
• Rice appeared to kick out at Yalcouye, tripping him.
• Referee Darren England issued a yellow card.

The controversial decision may spark debate over consistency in refereeing off-the-ball incidents.

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