They're not supposed to

this from the Premier League's guide to the new offside rules, just before the season started:

"Where there is a clear and obvious goalscoring opportunity and the assistant referee is not certain whether the attacker actively involved is in an offside position, the assistant should delay indicating the offence until the phase of play has concluded."

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Posted By: Tricky Hawes, Dec 30, 15:13:50