James Tarwkoski's volleyed equaliser against Liverpool on Wednesday night was confirmed after a lengthy VAR check and Goodison Park duly erupted.
'The referee's call of goal was checked and confirmed by the VAR, who established that Doucoure was in an onside position in the build-up,' the Premier League Match Centre tweeted.
A drawn-out VAR process investigated whether Abdoulaye Doucoure was offside in the build-up, while Liverpool's stars had complained that Beto fouled Inrahima Konate.
While the officials would not knowingly rule a player onside correctly, it is still possible that Doucoure was offside but that the in-built tolerance level covered for him.
His finish meant that the history of Goodison derbies ends with a beautiful symettry: 41 wins for Everton, 41 wins for Liverpool, and 38 draws.
