Video assistant referees (VAR) will be in the Premier League next season.
The world’s most popular league has held off on introducing VAR, even as it has been used in other top leagues and by Fifa at the World Cup in Russia earlier this year.
But last week, all 20 top-flight English clubs decided to introduce VAR, pending approval from soccer’s lawmakers.
The top leagues in Spain, Italy and Germany are already using VAR, which allows disputed incidents to be reviewed with the use of video replays.
The English clubs were provided with an update on this season’s VAR trials, with key examples of its use in the FA Cup and League Cup discussed in detail.
A Prem statement last week read: “The League will now formally make a request to the International Football Association Board and [world body] Fifa to use VAR next season.”
Former Premier League referee Mark Halsey believes the time is right for the league to use the technology, which should help the officials to make correct decisions during match-defining moments.
He adds: “I think it is a good thing. I know a lot of people are against it, but we’ve got to embrace it now and move forward.
“We’ve seen this season a number of incidences that have been called wrong, especially this weekend, when there were a number of goals ruled out when they shouldn’t have been.
“I think as long as we get the training and education right, and we get the right personnel, that’s the most important thing for me.”
VAR will also be used in the Champions League from next season.