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Fans of Arsenal football club analysed a decision involving Wilfred Ndidi to draw similarities after Declan Rice received his matching orders earlier in the day.
Arsenal fans are still angry about referee Chris Kavanagh’s decision to send off Declan Rice in the draw against Brighton at the Emirates and have referenced an instance in which Leicester City’s midfielder Wilfred Ndidi committed a similar offence.
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Joao Pedro did it too — Bukayo Saka questions Declan Rice's sending off in Brighton draw
Arsenal's star man Bukayo Saka pointed out the inconsistencies of referee Chris Kavanagh in the draw against Brighton.
Arsenal 1-1 Brighton
Arsenal's blistering opening spell finally yielded a breakthrough when Bukayo Saka capitalised on a defensive blunder, teed up Kai Havertz for a beautifully weighted lob that left Bart Verbruggen stranded.
The Gunners were in total control as the first half drew to a close, but their ascendancy was abruptly halted when Declan Rice's dismissal for ‘delaying restart’ shifted the balance of power.
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Brighton sensed an opportunity and levelled through Joao Pedro's well-timed strike just before the hour mark. From then on, the visitors assumed control, and Arsenal's previously impeccable home record was blemished.
What Arsenal fans said
By the letter of the law, the referee was right to have shown Rice a second yellow card, but as Bukayo Saka and Mikel Arteta stressed in their respective post-match press conferences, the incident is not one that gets penalised consistently.
Arsenal fans have taken to social media in their numbers to point out similar incidences across the game week; one such was when Wilfred Ndidi picked up the ball to delay a restart.
A Gooner shared the clip on the timeline, and Arsenal fans reacted to it, referencing the incident that saw Rice get sent off. Fans of the club were mostly sarcastic in the quotes and comment sections, berating the decision not to show Ndidi a yellow in the 2-1 defeat to Aston Villa.
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