Arsenal dropped points following a 1-1 draw at home to Brighton after Declan Rice was shown the first red card of his career.
Rice was given his marching orders in the 49th minute by referee Chris Kavanagh after a subtly kick away of the ball from a Brighton free-kick resulted in a second yellow for the England international.
The Gunners, who signed Raheem Sterling on a season-long loan during a dramatic transfer deadline day, were ahead by this point through a Kai Havertz lob in the 38th minute.
Brighton took control following Rice’s red card and levelled through Joao Pedro with 58 minutes played, but despite further chances they failed to find a winner in north London.
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