Derby left furious after Championship officials allow Norwich goal to stand despite ball clearly going out of play Norwich scored a controversial opening goal away at Derby on Saturday The ball clearly left the field of play before Josh Sargent assisted Borja Sainz LISTEN NOW: It's All Kicking Off! , available wherever you get your podcasts. New episodes every Monday and Thursday By Robert Summerscales Published: 09:30 EDT, 28 September 2024 | Updated: 10:06 EDT, 28 September 2024 e-mail 1 View comments There is no VAR in the Championship and that was good news for Norwich City on Saturday. Borja Sainz scored a controversial goal to give the Canaries a 1-0 lead away at Derby County just before half-time in one of the early kick-offs.
The goal helped Norwich on their way to a 3-2 win as they recorded back-to-back victories for the first time since March. Sainz found the net with a clever flicked finish following a low cross from Josh Sargent, but the goal should not have stood because the ball had clearly gone out of play before the USA international had kicked it. At least it was clear after watching a replay, but the officials at Pride Park were not afforded that luxury.
Borja Sainz's clever finish gives Norwich the lead! 👏 Derby are enraged as they believe the ball had gone out of play! 😡 pic.twitter.com/Ru43DC3AkO — Sky Sports Football (@SkyFootball) September 28, 2024 Josh Sargent pictured setting up Norwich's first goal at Derby after the ball had left the field .