James Maddison has apologised after the Leicester City playmaker was sent off for diving in his side's 1-1 draw at Brighton.
Maddison was shown a second yellow card by referee Chris Kavanagh when he went down under little contact inside the Brighton box just 28 minutes at the Amex Stadium.
There were just two minutes and four seconds between his first and second yellow cards having earlier been booked for a cynical foul on former Leicester winger Anthony Knockaert.
'Apologies to everyone for what happened today,' said Maddison on Instagram. 'Nobody wants to see diving in our beautiful game. I was anticipating contact that never came, but that's no excuse.
'It's a mistake and I will learn from it. Lads showed fantastic fight and determination to get us back in the game and go home with a more than deserved point.'
Claude Puel's 10-man Leicester battled back after Glenn Murray's opening goal – his seventh of the season – had given Brighton a half-time lead.
Jamie Vardy, who had started on the bench for Leicester, came on to score from the penalty spot and earn Leicester a point.
Maddison's red card was Leicester's fourth this season – twice as many as any other side. Since Puel took over in October 2017, Leicester have received nine red cards with Huddersfield and Watford closest behind them on just four.
'It is our fourth sending off,' said Leicester boss Puel, who said he would speak to Maddison about his sending off. 'That is a lot and we have to manage better our attitude and our games.
'Sometimes it is our fault and other times I think it is a bad decision. Sometimes yellow cards for Wes Morgan (who has been sent off twice this season) were not good.
'For me they were bad decisions, but we have to manage better when we have a yellow card and manage better our tackles and desire without taking another yellow card because after it is always difficult for the team.
'It was difficult of course to accept two yellow cards in three minutes and the sending off put us in difficulties, but I have to review the replay about the first and second yellow cards, and then we discuss with Maddie.
'Maddison, perhaps he deserved a sending off, but I will watch the replay.'
Maddison, whose impressive start to his first season in the Premier League since his £22m summer move from Norwich, will miss the rescheduled Carabao Cup clash with Southampton on Tuesday night but be eligible to play Leicester's next Premier League match against Watford next weekend.
