Premier League 2019–?

[Robg75]

The ball is played from the byeline in a corner. For any player to be ahead of the ball they’d need to be on the goal line and the corner taken from the back of the quadrant.

Was the player called offside standing on the goal line?

No.

The corner taker played a short corner, and started running back.
He was called offside, when running back past his teammate to collect the pass back to him.
His heel was offside, as it was ahead of the ball, and the defender.

It is correct, it turns out. But seemed odd as I don’t think I have ever seen an offside call like it.

 

[philll]

KWP is starting for Southampton today.

 

[RichieS]

I didn’t think you couldnt be offside if the ball was passed backwards?

I thought that but it's the player being behind the ball not the ball going backwards

I thought I knew the laws fairly well but I had absolutely no idea that you could be offside from a pass that goes backwards. I don't think I've ever seen it happen before.

What @Sandros Shiny Head said - a player behind (and possibly level with?) the ball cannot be offside. Ordinarily this would be the case if the ball was passed backwards to a player, but when you take whip/curl into account...

 

[ernie78]

WTF was Ings doing there?!!!

 

[yankspurs]

NICE one Danny Ings

 

[Oscar22]

Wonderfully bizarre goal! ?

looks like it could be a very open game this.

 

[Marty]

Ings must have heard a shout when nobody actually called for it. Only explanation.

 

[mark87]

My god the wind is bad, imagine what klopp would be saying about it.

 

[allatsea]

So many empty seats at Southampton why ?

 

[Danners9]

Ings owed his mates that!

 

[yankspurs]

ings does keep scoring though

 

[ajspurs]

Ings is on absolute fire in front of goal, that's a great finish.

 

[philll]

Great goal.

 

[Marty]

Most in-form English striker around atm. Really hope he does well in the March games and goes to the Euros.

 

[philll]

KWP has had a couple of tasty moments.

 

[Tucker]

So many empty seats at Southampton why ?

I imagine the weather has had an impact.

 

[philll]

All of Burnley's players look so much like how you'd expect a Burnley player to look.

 

[yankspurs]

I knew Vydra would score

 

[Marty]

Saints have a poor record against Burnley apparently. Didn't expect this given their form though.

 

[Bronno]

What's his name - the commentator - who just said "any port in a storm for Burnley" when Vydra scored?