Hawk-Eye Release Official Statement On Goal Line Incident During Aston Villa Vs. Sheffield United

Hawk-Eye have released an official statement on the controversial goal line incident which occurred during Aston Villa vs. Sheffield United.

The visitors were denied a clear goal when Orjan Nyland carried the ball over the line after bumping into his teammate.

Hawk-Eye failed to notify match referee Michael Oliver of United's 'goal' as play continued without a goal being awarded to the away side.

The system who operate the technology have responded to the incident by releasing a statement, where they claim the cameras "were significantly occluded by the goalkeeper, defender and goalpost."

Villa and United eventually played out a goalless after the second-half goal line episode.

'The Blades' were vocal on social media as they vented their frustration on Twitter.

Villa also reacted to the goal line technology failure on Twitter.

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Topics: Football News, Aston Villa, Football, Sheffield United, Premier League

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