Championship clubs to vote on use of goal-line technology

By Adam Ellis

The has agreed in principle to use goal-line technology from the start of next season after a meeting was held with representatives from clubs this week.

Hawk-Eye, the same system used successfully in the over the past few seasons, will be given formal approval by Championship clubs come the EFL's Annual General Meeting in June following talks receptive to its introduction.

The EFL chief executive, , said: “I welcome the decision of our clubs to introduce goal-line technology into the EFL.

“Officials do an incredible job and this decision is about providing our match officials with as much support as possible to ensure they are best placed to make the right calls in even the most difficult of situations.

“The technology is widely adopted elsewhere in , including in two of our competitions, and I therefore welcome it as an important addition to the from next season.”

Hawk-Eye is referred to officially as the Goal Decision System (GDS) and comprises of seven cameras focussed on each goal. The control system which combines all views from the technology requires only two cameras to sight the ball in order to be given a conclusive ‘Goal' or ‘No Goal' decision.

The EFL already uses Hawk-Eye in the and latter stages of the . But it remains to be seen whether it will be Championship clubs footing the bill for the six-figure system or if the can match a more resourceful Premier League, who have an agreed contract with Hawk-Eye.

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