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Ah yes - where absolutely no-one, players included, had any concept it was offside until VAR got involved!

Yes - that's the one. Still annoyed!

Yes - and you can still be offside even if the ball is passed backwards. You can be in front of the ball when it is passed backwards, and run back to kick it - and therefore offside. Didn't we have a goal ruled out earlier this season / last season where the ball was passed backwards, and the...

ie: out on the beer and laughing gas all week?

VAR decision. Can't actually see if the blue line was drawn from the ball - which isn't in shot. https://www.skysports.com/football/video/12606/13129915/var-denies-gross-from-giving-brighton-lead-against-villa

Yes. The penalty was missed - he then scored in 'open play'.

Kneecap this time!

Yellow for Cash as well...!

Mind you - it was a bit of a soft penalty. One of those ones that wouldn't have been overruled if the ref hadn't given it. Fifth yellow card for RDZ - what was that for?

Pedro misses his first penalty for the Albion! Nice to see him put he follow-up away though.

? - it's exactly what it means. Otherwise players would be offside from almost every corner.

Offside Law (11) - has to be nearer to the goal-line than the ball to be offside.

If Gross was in line with the ball when it was passed to him, it simply doesn't matter where any defenders were.

Players weren't really relevant - it was whether he was in line with the ball that matters.

That was my thought too. Need to see them again though.

Those lines looked miles apart in the end - surely the ball was a bit further forward than that?