RobertVentura
Well-Known Member
- Joined
- 28 Feb 2020
- Messages
- 105
- Team supported
- Man City
https://www.optasports.com/news/opta-s-event-definitions/
If the final touch (as defined in bold) is deflected by an opposition player, the initiator is only given a goal assist if the receiving player was likely to receive the ball without the deflection having taken placeBy their own sodding rules it is an assist.
Ditto for the Arsenal assist!