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Semi-automated offside system on course to make Premier League debut

Semi-automated offside technology is still on course to make a belated debut in the Premier League this season.

The technology, which league officials hope will shave an average of 31 seconds off the time it takes to check for offside, was originally supposed to be brought in after one of the international breaks last autumn.

Those deadlines came and went, and the league faced criticism over why it had not adopted a semi-automated system already tried and tested in another competition.

Even the Premier League's chief football officer Tony Scholes has admitted to "severe doubts" about when the system, developed by Genius Sports, would finally be given the green light.

However, he said "significant progress" has been made in recent weeks and that SAOT was now close to being brought in.

"The system that we've adopted, we believe it to be the best system," he said.

"We believe it to be the most accurate and the most future-proof system as well. I have to confess, given the difficulties that we had over the first few months of the season, I had severe doubts about this, but the progress made over the last four to six weeks has been significant."

Scholes insisted introducing it with potentially only a handful of games to go would not create an integrity issue.

"The operation of semi-automated offside technology does not change the integrity of the offside law and doesn't change the integrity of decision-making," he said.

"We have got 100% accuracy (on offside after VAR checks) this season, so it won't improve the accuracy. What it does is make the process more efficient."

In an effort to improve communication to fans, particularly those in stadiums, Scholes said it is likely referees will announce the outcome of VAR reviews from the

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