Arsenal were leading 1-0 following Kai Havertz’s first-half goal when Rice received a yellow card just four minutes into the second half.
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The former West Ham captain was penalized for deliberately kicking the ball away after the referee awarded a free-kick to Brighton.
Brighton took advantage of their numerical superiority and equalized through Joao Pedro. Despite Brighton’s efforts to secure a win, Arsenal managed to hold on and earn a point.
“I think from my behalf, that’s my first sending off in my career, so I just wanted to apologise obviously to my teammates, which I’ve done, and to the fans,” Rice was quoted by Arsenal News Central.
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“When you get sent off, it’s never nice, you get a sense of guilt over you, and I was lucky today that my teammates really helped me out and we didn’t lose the game. I’ll learn from it.”
“When you get sent off, it’s never nice, you get a sense of guilt over you, and I was lucky today that my teammates really helped me out and we didn’t lose the game. I’ll learn from it.”
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