The Seagulls ace appeared to be in a hurry to take the set-piece and ended up kicking Rice. Both Rice and Veltman seemed equally frustrated by the incident. Rice protested with the official and looked towards Welbeck in disbelief after receiving the first red card of his career.

It is suspected that the Spaniard has suffered a fracture. Arteta described the situation as “very unfortunate” on Friday and mentioned that Rice had collided and sustained a shoulder injury the day before. Arteta further expressed that Rice will be out of action for a few weeks due to the injury.

This turn of events is considered bad luck, especially since Rice was performing well and had been highly anticipated. Following Rice’s red card, Joao Pedro leveled the scores before the hour-mark. Additionally, the community members are offered special promotions and adverts from the organization and its partners, with the option to opt out at any time.