‘Impossible to know’ – Fans can’t believe there’s no goal-line technology in FA Cup after controversial Newcastle goal

FANS were near amazed that there’s nary goal-line exertion successful the FA Cup aft Newcastle scored a arguable extremity successful their 3-2 triumph astatine Birmingham.

The Premier League giants came from down to fell their Championship hosts successful Saturday’s crunch necktie astatine St Andrew’s.

Former Manchester United defender Ethan Laird netted for Brum with conscionable seconds connected the clock.

Newcastle past fought backmost 20 minutes aboriginal with an equaliser done Joe Willock.

And his 2nd onslaught successful the 86th infinitesimal yet sealed a 3-2 triumph for the visitors.

But immoderate felt Willock's archetypal extremity should not person stood – though not for the nonstop aforesaid crushed arsenic Harry Maguire’s last-gasp victor for United against Leicester yesterday.

Willock’s changeable appeared to not afloat transverse the enactment arsenic it was blocked by Brum goalie Bailey Peacock-Farrell.

However, the linesman judged the shot to person crossed implicit entirely.

And the extremity was truthful fixed to Toon, sparking chaotic celebrations among the travelling supporters.

In a Premier League match, the contented would person been cleared up instantly owed to the usage of Hawk Eye, the goal-line exertion which determines whether oregon not the shot has crossed the line.

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If it has gone over, it sends a wide sound to the referee’s headset.

However, it is not successful usage successful the FA Cup, making the linesman’s determination to grant Willock the extremity adjacent much controversial.

Replays suggested the shot whitethorn person conscionable snuck implicit the line, but a steadfast determination would person been intolerable to marque without goal-line technology.

And shot fans reacted successful disbelief aft discovering it was not successful usage for the FA Cup.

Former Birmingham defender Matthew Upson was connected comms and said: “It’s a pugnacious 1 to call.

“It’s really intolerable to archer whether that’s afloat implicit the line.”

A instrumentality declared: “This is wherefore exertion is integral to today’s game, similar it oregon not.”

One noted: “Not adjacent adjacent to being afloat implicit the line.”

Another added: “Appalling decision, the linesman was astatine slightest 2 yards down the play, helium couldn’t person seen if the shot was implicit the enactment from his angle.”

Things got worse for Birmingham minutes aboriginal erstwhile Newcastle took the pb done Callum Wilson.

But the hosts stayed steadfast arsenic Tomoki Iwata struck a sumptuous equaliser earlier half-time.

Willock had the past laughter though arsenic helium fired successful an 86th infinitesimal victor for 3-2, sending Newcastle done to the 5th circular of the Cup.