Jarrad Branthwaite’s goal in Everton’s win over Liverpool may have been disallowed under new Premier League regulations set to come into force next season.
Everton dealt a potentially fatal blow to Liverpool’s hopes by winning a Merseyside derby at home for the first time since 2010, with goals from Branthwaite and Dominic Calvert-Lewin earning the Toffees three big problems that put them 8 adrift from the last three.
However, according to ESPN, Branthwaite’s first match could have been cancelled if semi-automatic offside generation had been used. The generation will soon be in position after clubs unanimously agreed to their appearance at a Premier League shareholders’ meeting earlier this month.
The formula was used at the 2022 World Cup and aims not only to speed up the decision-making procedure but also to make it more accurate. In a statement, the league explained: “The generation will allow for faster and more consistent placement of the virtual offside line, based on optical player tracking. “
And Branthwaite’s goal was allowed after a lengthy VAR check, claiming it was because it was “within the tolerance point of existing offside technology”.
The replays used by the VAR team to make their resolution showed only one line instead of the usual two due to the offside being so close. The new generation will not have a point of tolerance and the lens would possibly have been denied. through the semi-automatic system.
Despite the proximity of the offside decision, Liverpool’s defence criticised before the goal, with Wayne Rooney and Jamie Carragher unhappy. “We’ve noticed five or six times that Everton won the first touch in the box. “Rooney said on Sky Sports.
“Liverpool would have known. He’s one of Everton’s biggest threats and that goal, the way Liverpool protect that goal is a schoolboy. Everton put them under pressure and went into the break with a deserved lead. “
Carragher then added: “Horrible. How many times have Liverpool conceded free-kicks?That’s the match decision for Everton. They were fantastic, especially on set-pieces, and seemed to score every single one of them. “
“But the amount of fouls Liverpool committed in their own half. Here, Konate, what are you doing? He doesn’t know where he is and he just gets it. Everton deserved to go forward and score a pass. From a set-piece because they may have been eliminated before that. “
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