Rice is among the top 3 youngest players in the Premier League with 300 appearances in the starting lineup

In the match of the fifth round of the English Premier League, Arsenal unexpectedly lost to Brighton (0:3). The Gunners' midfielder Declan Rice took part in this match, for whom it was the 300th match in the starting lineup in the English Championship. Thus, Rice became the third youngest player in the history of the Premier League, who managed to play 300 matches in the starting lineup. In addition to Arsenal, he previously played for West Ham. Declan was 27 years and 248 days old at the time of the match. In the list of record holders, he is inferior to Gareth Barry (26 years and 323 days) and Frank Lampard (27 years and 209 days). Let's add that in the Premier League, Rice played 318 matches, in which he scored 25 goals and provided 35 assists. After five rounds, Arsenal is second in the Premier League, three points behind Manchester City. In the next round, Mikel Arteta's team will play against Leeds on October 10.