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Referee Kavanagh Right To Send Rice Off – Panel

Referee Kavanagh Right To Send Rice Off – Panel

Referee Chris Kavanagh was right to send Declan Rice off in Arsenal’s draw with Brighton, the Key Match Incidents panel has ruled. The board – which reviews the big refereeing decisions in the Premier League each week – agreed the midfielder should have been dismissed. Rice, who was already on a booking, nudged the ball away from Joel Veltman as he prepared to take a free-kick in the 49th minute of Arsenal’s 1-1 draw with Brighton last weekend. It was the first red card of the England star’s career, with the panel agreeing his actions were “clear, deliberate and impactful” and a…
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