Premier League history made as Eberechi Eze has goal ruled out for Crystal Palace vs Man City

NEW semi-automated offside technology has made Premier League history by chalking off its first goal.

Crystal Palace star Eberechi Eze thought he had made it 3-0 to the Eagles against Manchester City this afternoon.

Eberechi Eze was judged to offside by the semi-automated system

A ‘tracking’ system using 10,000 plus data points for each player recognised the Palace ace was ahead of the City defender’s knee

The Premier League released how the tech came to the decision

The England midfielder sprinted in behind the City defence and finished before being flagged offside by the linesman.

Eze was adamant he had timed his run to perfection, wagging his finger in disbelief at the decision.

The goal was immediately checked by VAR’s semi-automated offside technology and within seconds, it was confirmed that he had narrowly gone too early.

It was the first time in Prem history that a goal had been disallowed following the modernised check.

But it was its second use in the game after it supported the on-field decision to award Eze’s first goal after a possible offside in the build-up from Ismalia Sarr.

The decision changed the course of the match as City fought back from 2-0 down to level things at 2-2 heading into half-time.

Fans praised the new system, with one saying: “Semi-automated offside is pleasant to see.”

Another added: “Took a matter of seconds yet it took till April with only six games of the league season left for the Premier League to bring it in.”

Others disagreed, commenting: “Oh look, finally a decision graphic but it doesn’t even show that they’ve gotten the timing of the pass correct. This is useless.”

The new system, devised by the US-based company Genius Sports, aims to reduce offside waiting times to an average of 30 seconds.

A whopping 28 cameras per match are deployed to track 10,000 plus data points for each player to come the decisions.

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