Offside offence
A player in an offside position at the moment the ball is played or touched* by a team-mate is only penalised on becoming involved in active play by:

interfering with play by playing or touching a ball passed or touched by a team-mate or
interfering with an opponent by:
preventing an opponent from playing or being able to play the ball by clearly obstructing the opponent’s line of vision or
challenging an opponent for the ball or
clearly attempting to play a ball which is close when this action impacts on an opponent or
making an obvious action which clearly impacts on the ability of an opponent to play the ball

or

gaining an advantage by playing the ball or interfering with an opponent when it has:
rebounded or been deflected off the goalpost, crossbar or an opponent
been deliberately saved by any opponent

A player in an offside position receiving the ball from an opponent who deliberately plays the ball, including by deliberate handball, is not considered to have gained an advantage, unless it was a deliberate save by any opponent.

A ‘save’ is when a player stops, or attempts to stop, a ball which is going into or very close to the goal with any part of the body except the hands/arms (unless the goalkeeper within the penalty area).

In situations where:

a player moving from, or standing in, an offside position is in the way of an opponent and interferes with the movement of the opponent towards the ball this is an offside offence if it impacts on the ability of the opponent to play or challenge for the ball; if the player moves into the way of an opponent and impedes the opponent's progress (e.g blocks the opponent) the offence should be penalised under Law 12
a player in an offside position is moving towards the ball with the intention of playing the ball and is fouled before playing or attempting to play the ball, or challenging an opponent for the ball, the foul is penalised as it has occurred before the offside offence.

Edited by Willo (27 Jan 2022 2.17pm)

This proves it was offside, thanks! He impacted Mitchell’s ability to play the ball by jumping in front of him

Exactly, something we and every other supporter, pundit or analyst has agreed on since it happened. Why Willo has to be so antagonistic about it is beyond me.

Edited by Phil’s Barber (27 Jan 2022 3.06pm)

Whilst I am reluctant to say it, the place was far calmer and had a much more relaxed atmosphere during the self imposed hiatus. Less argumentative, less antagonistic, less pretentious waffle and just all in all a better place to be, which in turn lead to more sensible discussions, without derailment and without one persons self importance taking over. I knew it wouldn’t last and sure enough it hasn’t