Yup. Rice’s mistake was kicking him up in the air for his first yellow.Ref watch very clear that the ref had nowhere to go. Has to enforce the law. You can’t just ignore the law because Arsenal don’t like it. The fact the ball is moving is irrelevant because rice kicked it not Veltman. Veltman not done anything wrong until he kicks moving ball. Also the point that although rice did not kick it far it was off the pitch. So no choice but to give a yellow. All the people saying Veltman knew what he was doing etc - I agree. He did.
Ref Watch: Was Arsenal midfielder Declan Rice's sending off against Brighton the right decision?
Dermot Gallagher unpicks Arsenal midfielder Declan Rices controversial sending off against Brighton for kicking the ball away after fouling Joel Veltman.www.skysports.com
From that moment on, Veltman is like a Venus fly trap, flaps wide open oozing sweetness and fulfilment to the Ricefly buzzing around thinking it owns the game. The ball is rolled so enticingly to Rice’s feet, it’s almost impossible not to kick it away. So he does. Then bang. The trap springs shut and Rice is literally kicked off the pitch and out the game as Velts delivers the first part of the revenge and the ref, the second.
F*** about with Veltman. Find out.