[Maddix]

Just watched the highlights and they had 3 offside players including the scorer as the ball was played across. Yes we had a defender on the line but all 3 were in front of Westwood so it should have been flagged. It's something officials miss 99% of the time. They see a defender between the attackers and the goal and automatically assume the goalie is also there. The offside law is quite clear.

http://www.thefa.com/football-rules-gove...---offside

and according to that the player who crossed it should have been flagged offside anyway as he was stood in an offside position when the free kick was taken.

A player in an offside position receiving the ball from an opponent who deliberately plays the ball (except from a deliberate save by any opponent) is not considered to have gained an advantage.
A ‘save’ is when a player stops, or attempts to stop, a ball which is going into or very close to the goal with any part of the body except the hands/arms (unless the goalkeeper within the penalty area).

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