Premier League table without VAR makes for interesting reading

A Premier League table without VAR has been released and sees some movement in positions from the actual league standings.

After the first four fixtures of the new season going into the international break, reigning champions Manchester City lead the way as they only side with maximum points thus far.

They are followed behind by Spurs, Liverpool, West Ham, Arsenal and Brighton, who are all undefeated on 10 points.

But with VAR already causing plenty of controversy in the early parts of the campaign, London World have looked at how the table might look without the technology.

They have taken into account action from Stockley Park which resulted in goals being chalked off or given, as well as factoring in penalty calls.

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There would be no change at the very top as City would still be top of the league on 12 points but Spurs would be level, with the top four remaining in the exact same order.

However, Arsenal and Brighton would swap places in fifth and sixth, with the Gunners losing a point.

Manchester United, who saw Alejandro Garnacho's goal against Arsenal disallowed for the tightest offside, would be in 8th instead of 11th having been given one more point.

The bottom three would be as it is now, with both Burnley and Luton Town yet to pick up a first point.

Here is the table in full:

20.Burnley - 0 points - 0 change

19.Luton Town - 0 points - 0 change

18.Everton - 1 point - 0 change

17.Sheffield United - 1 point - 0 change

16.Bournemouth - 2 points - 0 change

15.Wolves - 3 points - 0 change

14.Newcastle United - 3 points - 0 change

13.Fulham - 4 points - 0 change

12.Chelsea - 4 points - 0 change

11.Brentford - 5 points +1 change

10.Aston Villa - 6 points - 0 change

9.Nottingham Forest - 6 points - 0 change

8.Manchester United - 7 points +1 change

7.Crystal Palace - 7 points - 0 change

6.Arsenal - 9 points - -1 change

5.Brighton - 9 points - 0 change

4.West Ham - 10 points - 0 change

3.Liverpool - 10 points - 0 change

2.Spurs - 12 points - +2 change

1.Manchester City -12 points - 0 change.

Topics: Brighton And Hove Albion, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Premier League, Tottenham Hotspur, VAR, Arsenal

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