Major Premier League rule change set to impact Arsenal as Emirates Stadium will make huge change vs Brentford

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Arsenal fans are set to witness a huge change to their experience when it comes to watching Premier League football, with a new rule coming into force later this month.

The Gunners have a huge run until the end of the season in the division, even with the title race seemingly far out of reach.

A place in next season’s Champions League is still up for grabs, with teams just behind Arsenal starting to crank up some pressure.

In the meantime, injuries are starting to take their toll, with Gabriel Magalhaes now out injured for the rest of the season, coming as the latest big blow to the side.

As Mikel Arteta looks to keep up some momentum with his side, there is a coming Premier League rule that could change things at the Emirates Stadium.

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Semi-automatic offside set for debut during Arsenal vs Brentford

Arsenal are set to experience the semi-automatic offside system for the first time in the Premier League in the coming week.

The Gunners will have the system in place for the first time at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday, April 12, when they face Brentford.

The division announced these changes at the start of the campaign, with the hope of implementing the change early on.

That hasn’t been the case, with it taking until the final seven matches of the Premier League to get it signed off.

The system places trackers in the ball that sense when it is passed, which will then take a snapshot of the state of play from cameras around the ground.

A 3D image is then created to show the offside decision quickly, allowing VAR to cut out the process of drawing lines.

Arsenal have experienced it in the Champions League before, where the semi-automatic offsides are in use.

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Semi-automatic offsides will improve the Emirates Stadium experience

If there’s one thing that the introduction of semi-automatic offsides will do, it’s improve the experience as a fan in the Emirates Stadium.

On many occasions since the introduction of VAR, Arsenal fans have had to sit there as they wait for a check to get confirmed.

Offsides are often among the longest of these checks, with officials having to draw the lines themselves with pinpoint accuracy.

The only thing that could hold up a semi-automatic offside is the semi-automatic part, meaning that some offside calls will have to be adjudged by the referee.

This is dependent on whether the referee thinks that a player has interfered in play or not, though these are often rarer calls.

On the whole, though, the experience is likely to be a whole lot better for Arsenal fans, starting with the clash against Brentford.