The EFL has been in touch with clubs and goalpost manufacturers in response to an incident at a Carlisle United game this season.

September 28’s clash between the Blues at Grimsby Town was followed by criticism by Mariners boss David Artell over the design of the goalposts at Brunton Park.

He blamed a section of the goalposts for a serious injury to Grimsby goalkeeper Jake Eastwood.

The keeper was stretchered off after badly injuring his knee in the aftermath of Sam Lavelle’s opening goal in Carlisle’s 3-2 defeat.

Artell conceded the goalposts at Brunton Park were “widely used” but claimed an aspect of their design was “horrific” given the nature of Eastwood’s injury.

It has now emerged that the EFL has been in contact with clubs up and down the league.

League chiefs have sought to make clubs aware of the incident and to establish exactly which style of goalposts they are using.

Many, it is believed, have goalposts of the same design as those used at Carlisle, where a triangular metal section at the foot of the goalposts was highlighted by Artell as the offending area concerning Eastwood’s injury.

There is no suggestion that the goalposts of that particular design are outside any regulations in the EFL or via the IFAB (International Football Association Board) laws of the game.

But, as per a report in the Mail, which also says the Premier League are discussing the matter with its clubs, the league have also been speaking to one of the main goalpost manufacturers to discuss the situation too.

It is not yet clear whether any design changes will result from the consultation.

Artell, speaking to the BBC after the Carlisle incident, said: “You can't have such a sharp piece of metal sticking out right behind the posts.

"These goals are widely used but there's obviously a design flaw, because that can't happen.

"If it's any consolation it's his [Eastwood’s] knee not his head. It could have been absolutely disastrous."

Eastwood has not yet returned to action since September’s injury, the keeper having suffered damage to his patellar tendon, with a six-month lay-off estimated following surgery.