It is believed that Bournemouth could launch a compensation claim against Hawk-Eye over the ‘ghost goal’ fiasco as Aston Villa stayed in the Premier League ahead of them by a single point.
In the very first game of ‘Project Restart’ Aston Villa goalkeeper Orjan Nyland carried the ball over his own line and Sheffield United should have been awarded a goal. However, for the first time since its introduction in the Premier League, Hawk-Eye’s Goal Decision System (GDS) didn’t work properly due to players standing in the way of their cameras.
A report from our partners in the UK, Sky Sports, says that Bournemouth’s board will meet later this week to discuss the possible compensation claim against Hawk-Eye.
Here is more information on the current situation regarding a possible Bournemouth compensation claim, and video of the incident in question:
“Hawk-Eye released a statement apologising after a blunder by Aston Villa’s goalkeeper Orjan Nyland, who carried the ball over the line against Sheffield United in the first game back after lockdown, was not detected by their goal-line technology system.