New Premier League table without VAR: Where Aston Villa, Wolves, Man Utd, Tottenham and Chelsea sit

Aston Villa are in the race for the final Champions League space and the battle between Unai Emery’s men and Ange Postecoglou’s Tottenham looks set to be one that goes right down to the wire. As it stands, Villa are joint level with the Lilywhites and are narrowly trailing the North London outfit on goal difference having played on game extra.

The next few weeks and months will play a crucial role in deciding the race for Champions League football as well as a closely-fought title race between Liverpool, Manchester City and Arsenal - along with proceedings at the bottom of the league as Nottingham Forest, Everton and Luton battle to avoid the third and final relegation place.

A number of huge games are coming up in the Premier League and it appears almost inevitable that at some stage VAR will make the headlines. But what would the Premier League table look like without VAR and would Aston Villa occupy a Champions League spot? Here’s all you need to know, courtesy of our updated Premier League table. We have also looked at Wolves’ situation and that of their rivals.