Following his suspension against Brighton, Arsenal star Declan Rice will miss the north London Derby against Tottenham.

Following a robust charge on Joel Veltman as he pursued a loose ball on the halfway line, the Gunners midfielder was booked in the first half of Saturday’s Premier League game.Five minutes into the second stanza, the England international received his marching instructions in an unusual event involving the same Brighton player.Rice tried to postpone the restart after being punished for a foul close to the corner flag and knocked the ball away with the weakest of touches.Veltman, the man fouled in the incident, swung a leg through the back of Rice just as he knocked the ball away with the Arsenal star instantly issued a second yellow, sent out for the first time in his career.Rice is scheduled to be suspended for one match, meaning he will be excluded from the 15 September trip to Tottenham right after the international break.