Published 10:58 12 Oct 2023 GMT+1

Premier League table without VAR: Liverpool receive boost but Arsenal penalised

The Premier League table without VAR would look different.

Chris Byfield

A Premier League table without VAR has been published and Liverpool are among several teams that have received a boost.

VAR criticism reached fever pitch this season after human error led to Luis Diaz’s goal being wrongly ruled out in Liverpool’s 2-1 defeat to Tottenham.

Referee’s chief Howard Webb subsequently admitted on Match Officials: Mic'd Up that VAR had "fallen short" on this occasion and the PGMOL needed to act.

Webb added: "We've put quite a lot of steps in place to ensure the error that we saw doesn't happen again.”

Several clubs will feel hard done by following VAR’s involvement this term. Courtesy of Liverpool World, here’s what the Premier League table would look like at this early stage in the season without the use of technology.

20th: Sheffield United

Points without VAR: 1. Points Difference: 0.

19th: Bournemouth

Points without VAR: 3. Difference: 0.

18th: Luton Town

Points without VAR: 4. Difference: 0.

17th: Burnley

Points without VAR: 6. Difference: +2.

16th: Brentford

Points without VAR: 6. Difference: -1.

15th: Everton

Points without VAR: 7. Difference: 0.

14th: Wolves

Points without VAR: 8. Difference: 0.

13th: Nottingham Forest

Points without VAR: 8. Difference: -1

12th: Fulham

Points without VAR: 11. Difference: 0

11th: Chelsea

Points without VAR: 11. Difference: 0.

10th: Crystal Palace

Points without VAR: 12. Difference: 0.

9th: Man Utd

Points without VAR: 13 . Difference: +1.

8th: Newcastle United

Points without VAR: 13. Difference: 0.

7th: West Ham

Points without VAR: 14. Difference: 0.

6th: Brighton

Points without VAR: 14. Difference: -2

5th: Aston Villa

Points without VAR: 16. Difference: 0

4th: Liverpool

Points without VAR: 18. Difference: +1.

3rd: Man City

Points without VAR: 18. Difference: 0.

2nd: Arsenal

Points without VAR: 19. Difference: -1

1st: Tottenham

Points without VAR: 22. Difference: +2

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Topics: Football, Premier League, VAR, Manchester United

Chris Byfield

Sport journalist with experience writing on football, rugby, boxing and the Olympics. I'm also a Crystal Palace fan. Please don't hold this against me.

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