Fabian Delph's shot came off the post and rolled along the line, prompting Anthony Taylor to use newly introduced Hawk-eye system for the first time on the opening day of the season.
The midfielder beat goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny but saw his long-range effort strike the inside of the right-hand post and roll across the line.
And the Hawk-Eye Goal Decision System - which was used for the first time in English football during the Community Shield last Sunday - came into play.
Television replays shown in the press box confirmed that referee Anthony Taylor had been notified that the ball did not cross the line at any point.
Premier League chief executive Richard Scudamore believes the GDS system will improve the Premier League this season, after revealing there were 31 occasions that could have benefited from it last term.
The Premier League is the first football division in the world to introduce the system but Franz Beckenbauer has called for the German Football League (DFL) to follow after Hoffenheim were controversially denied a goal during their 2-2 draw with Nurnberg in the Bundesliga last Saturday.
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