It is possible that Jarrad Branthwaite’s goal against Liverpool might have been disallowed on account of a regulation that was implemented in the Premier League during this season.
At the Goodison Park stadium on Wednesday evening, Everton defeated Jurgen Klopp’s team by a score of 2-0, dealing a significant blow to Liverpool’s prospects of winning the Premier League title.
Everton’s first half opener was scored by a defender named Branthwaite, who is only 21 years old. Although the Toffees were somewhat fortunate that his strike was allowed to stand, the defender was actually the one who scored the goal.
When the ball was put into the penalty area, it was determined that Branthwaite was in line with Ibrahima Konate. This decision was made after a lengthy visit from the video assistant referee.
It was brought to the attention of Dale Johnson of ESPN that the video assistant referee graphic only displayed the green onside line and not the red offside line itself.
This is due to the fact that when the two lines overlap, only the line of the defender is displayed in order to make things more understandable.
In a tweet, Johnson stated that “Branthwaite was within the tolerance level of the offside technology that is currently accessible.” The following season will include
In layman’s terms, the offside technology that is currently in use is dependent on video frames, and it is not accurate enough to make decisions that are as close to the spot as those that can be made by semi-automated technology.
At some point during the autumn of the next season, the Premier League is planning to implement semi-automated technology.
Regardless of this, Everton was completely deserved of the three points they received.
Dominic Calvert-Lewin scored his team’s second goal of the evening with a header minutes before the hour mark. Virgil van Dijk and his colleagues were completely perplexed by Everton’s corner blocking routine, which allowed them to score.
In order to achieve a first Merseyside derby victory at Goodison Park since 2010, the home team was able to withstand some late pressure from Liverpool. This victory also allowed the home team to claim the all-important bragging rights.
Everton’s position in the Premier League for the following season is virtually guaranteed thanks to the victory, as the team managed by Sean Dyche is currently eight points clear of the relegation zone with only four matches remaining to play to ensure their spot.
Although they are now in second place in the table, Liverpool is three points behind the leaders Arsenal and one point ahead of the reigning champions Manchester City, who have two games in hand.
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