BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) — It took just 41 minutes for the restarted Premier League to create another big controversy over technology.
This time, it wasn’t a VAR decision that was the talking point. Instead, the typically flawless Hawk-Eye goal-line technology seemed to malfunction during the first game after a 100-day shutdown because of the coronavirus.
Sheffield United midfielder Oliver Norwood swung a dangerous free kick into the six-yard box of Aston Villa’s penalty area and the ball was collected by backpedaling Villa goalkeeper Ørjan Nyland.
However, Nyland was bundled into the side-netting of the goal by a teammate and replays appeared to show the entire ball had crossed the line.