Arsenal v Brighton player ratings: Rice 5, Havertz 8; Hinshelwood 5, Pedro 7

Gunners and Seagulls share spoils in 1-1 Premier League draw

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  David Raya 7/10

  ARSENAL RATINGS: Hardly troubled in first-half but then could only parry Minteh shot straight to Pedro who levelled just before hour mark. Saved shot from Ayari with legs with score at 1-1. EPA

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  Ben White 7/10

  Pinged one sumptuous cross-field ball from left to right flank starting move that ended with Odegaard wasting glorious chance to score. Found pace of Mitoma tricky in second half. EPA

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  William Saliba 7/10

  Usual unflappable performance from French defender who helped nullify threat of former Gunner Welbeck. Times tackles and interceptions so well, although beaten by Minteh’s pace in run up to Brighton goal. AFPShow less

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  Gabriel Magalhaes 7/10

  Breezed through game with little or no problem right up until Brighton scored when Minteh surged through heart of Arsenal defence. AFP

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  Jurrien Timber 6/10

  Beaten to header by Minteh that was saved as Brighton registered rare first-half attempt on goal. Booked for tackle on same player in second half. Limped off injured with 10 minutes left. AFP

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  Thomas Partey 6/10

  Yellow card for pulling back Pedro in first-half injury-time. Not his usual dominant self in front of back four as Arsenal’s central midfielders suffered rare off day. PA

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  Declan Rice 5/10

  Picked up booking just before half-time for poor tackle on Veltman. Shown second yellow just after break for delaying Brighton attempt at quick free-kick. First career dismissal and will be suspended for derby clash with Spurs. PAShow less

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  Martin Odegaard 6/10

  Should have opened scoring but sent weak first-time volley straight at Verbruggen. Took painful kick from Minteh in first half which seemed to hinder his efforts and there was little of his usual string-pulling in middle of park. AFPShow less

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  Bukayo Saka 8/10

  Came flying out of blocks beating Hinshelwood at will. Out-muscled Dunk before providing assist for Arsenal’s opener – his third in three games. Couldn’t finish on the stretch from fine Havertz cross across six-yard box that would have put Gunners 2-1 up. Getty ImagesShow less

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  Kai Havertz 8/10

  Sent poor header in own box straight to Mitoma who volleyed wide. At other end of pitch, calmly lobbed Arsenal into 39th-minute lead, scoring against Brighton for fourth match in row. Denied second by excellent Verbruggen save. EPAShow less

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  Leandro Trossard 6/10

  Back in starting XI against former club and whipped over one perfect cross from left in first-half that Odegaard failed to finish. Had low shot to keeper’s near post easily saved. AFP

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  Riccardo Calafiori 6/10

  SUBS: (On for Trossard, 59’) Summer arrival from Bologna brought on in left-wingback role for home debut as Arsenal reshuffled pack following red card and Brighton equaliser. AFP

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  Gabriel Martinelli 5/10

  (On for Odegaard, 74’) Brought on to try and give 10-man Arsenal a counter-attacking outlet but no chance to shine. Reuters

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  Oleksandr Zinchenko N/A

  (On for Timber, 80’) AP

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  Bart Verbruggen 7/10

  BRIGHTON RATINGS: Regulation saves from Dutch keeper as Arsenal dominated first-half but was lobbed by Havertz for opener after rushing off line and caught in no-man’s land. Vital save with foot prevented German putting Arsenal 2-1 up. APShow less

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  Joel Veltman 7/10

  Dutch defender didn’t put foot wrong, looking strong on deck and in air. Clash with Rice ahead of sending off changed course of game. Went off with what looked like hamstring problem with 20 minutes to go. Getty ImagesShow less

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  Lewis Dunk 7/10

  One potentially goalbound White shot clipped off captain’s arm and flew wide, but rightly deemed no penalty. Weak challenge allowed Saka chance to set-up Havertz for goal. Good ball to Minteh in run-up to Pedro scoring. AFPShow less

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  Jan Paul van Hecke 7/10

  Dutch defender made some important interceptions but needed rescuing by Verbruggen after being out-paced by Havertz. Headed corner wide of target late on. Getty Images

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  Jack Hinshelwood 5/10

  Given torrid time against Saka who skipped past teenager all-too regularly for the Seagulls but should have been given better support by teammates, particularly Mitoma in first half. PZA

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  James Milner 6/10

  Veteran midfielder kept his place in manager Fabian Hurzeler’s side for third game running but limped off with muscle injury in 17th minute. Getty Images

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  Carlos Baleba 7/10

  Young Cameroonian can be pleased with his efforts against the likes of Rice and Odegaard in centre of the park. Powerful runner who had a couple of half-chances that he failed to finish in second half. PAShow less

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  Karou Mitoma 7/10

  Sent first-time left-footed volley a metre or two wide of the target on half-hour mark but really came into game after sending-off giving White tough time down the left. Getty Images

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  Yankuba Minteh 7/10

  Summer signing from Newcastle had Brighton’s first attempt on goal in 15th minute but header saved easily and was going wide anyway. Showed good touch and pace before seeing shot saved that led to Pedro scoring. EPAShow less

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  Joao Pedro 7/10

  Scored last-gasp winner against Man United last week but got little joy out of the Arsenal defence until Rice red card. Levelled scores after reacting well to finish rebound following Raya'ssaved from Minteh. Getty ImagesShow less

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  Danny Welbeck 5/10

  Former Arsenal attacker scored in both Brighton’s opening games but minimal impact at the Emirates even after Gunners went down to 10 men. Getty Images

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  Yasin Ayari 6/10

  SUBS: (On for Milner, 17’) Caught in possession just before break starting move that almost ended with chance for Rice. Chance to make it 2-1 but shot straight at Raya who saved with legs. AFP

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  Georginio Rutter 5/10

  (On for Minteh, 72’) Little opportunity for record signing to make his mark. AFP

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  Pervis Estupinan 5/10

  (On for Veltman, 72’) One wild attempt on goal flew high and wide. EPA

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  Julio Enciso N/A

  (On for Welbeck, 85’) AFP. Simon Adingra N/A (On for Mitoma, 85’)

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta was left fuming at what he called inconsistent refereeing after Declan Rice's sending off changed the course of a game that ended in a 1-1 draw against Brighton on Saturday.

Arsenal were 1-0 up and looked in control when Rice was shown a second yellow card in the 49th minute for nudging the ball to the side as Joel Veltman tried to take a quick free-kick near the sideline deep inside Brighton's half.

Veltman kicked Rice from behind in the process and the home crowd was screaming for the Brighton player to be punished, only for referee Chris Kavanagh to show Rice a red card instead.

“I was amazed. Amazed, amazed, amazed, because of how inconsistent decisions can be,” Arteta said, arguing that similar offences went unpunished earlier in the game. “By law he [Kavanagh] can make the call. But by law then he needs to make the next call, which is red card [for Veltman]. So we play 10 against 10.”

Arsenal winger Bukayo Saka also pointed to Pedro escaping without a booking for kicking the ball away much more forcefully in the first half to prevent Arsenal taking a quick throw-in.

“We just want some consistency,” Saka said. “Joao Pedro booted the ball halfway across the pitch in the first half and got nothing for it and Dec got the slightest touch and was sent off.”

That decision turned the game completely and Joao Pedro equalised from a rebound in the 58th after David Raya had saved a shot from Yankuba Minteh.

Kai Havertz had put Arsenal ahead in the 38th with a lob over goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen and had a chance to restore Arsenal's lead when he ran through on goal again in the 74th but his low shot was saved that time.

Fabian Hurzeler, 31, continued his unbeaten start to life as Brighton manager and rejected claims Pedro could have been booked in the first half.

“For me, clear red card. He shoots the ball away. It is wasting time,” Hurzeler said. “You can’t compare I think these two situations. The first with Joel, it is clear. It is a free kick so it is a static situation.

“The other is much more like a dynamic situation. It was not even clear out [of play], so he tried to keep the ball in the game. Please, never compare these two situations because in football two situations never are the same.”

Both teams have taken seven points from three games. Arsenal's are back in action in the North London derby at Tottenham Hotspur next Sunday, that Rice will now miss due through suspension, while Brighton are at home to Ipswich Town on Saturday.