Player Ratings: Arsenal 1-1 Brighton 

Arsenal are held to a 1-1 draw by Brighton at the Emirates despite Kai Havertz giving the Gunners a deserved half-time lead.

However, there was huge controversy when referee Chris Kavanagh from Greater Manchester opted to send off Declan Rice for 'delaying the restart' while on a booking, with Joao Pedro equalising after the North Londoners' ten men shortly afterwards.

Player Ratings:

David Raya: 7/10 - An excellent save from Yankuba Minteh on 13 minutes but could he have done more when parrying the same player’s second half shot that led to Perdo’s equaliser. Excellent second half save from Yasin Ayari, who replaced the injured James Milner early on

Ben White: 6.5/10 - A fierce drive deflected off Lewis Dunk’s arm early on, but PGMOL decreed the Brighton defender’s arm was in a ‘natural position’

Jurrien Timber: 5/10 Outjumped by Yankuba Minteh when the Albion No17 tested Raya. Substituted late on. Needs to find hi sform and rhythm after so long out 

William Saliba: 7/10 - Solid 

Gabriel: 6/10 - Should have done better when jockeying with the lively Minteh prior to Pedro’s leveller.

Declan Rice: 10/10 - Scandalously sent off by such an inept referee for the first time in 245 Premier League appearances. We look forward to seeing every player in every game booked for such a soft infraction. But they won’t. Because English refereeing is appallingly inconsistent

Thomas Partey: 6/10 - Battled 

Bukayo Saka: 6.5/10 - Started with lively intent, including his assist for Havertz’s opener. Narrowly failed to get on the end of a flowing move

Martin Odegaard: 6/10 - Picked up a knock in the first half after some agricultural challenges by the visitors. Substituted in the maelstrom after Rice’s red card and Albion’s equaliser

Leandro Trossard: 6/10 - Started after his goal off the bench at Villa last weekend but sacrificed when Arsenal were reduced to ten men

Kai Havertz: 7/10 - Excellent finish for his goal

Substitutes: 

Riccardo Calafiori: 7/10 - Replaced Trossard after Rice’s sending off

Gabi Martinelli: 6/10 - Swapped with Odegaard on 74 minutes 

Alex Zinchencko: 6.5/10 Came on for Jurrien Timber with ten minutes remaining