Premier League table without VAR: Where Aston Villa, Man City, Newcastle United, Brighton & Everton would sit

Here's how the 2023/24 Premier League standings would look if VAR didn't exist.

An argument that simply won't leave the Premier League alone is whether VAR should continue or not as a whole host of subjective decisions are made every single weekend.

Some teams have suffered a great deal from VAR interventions, while others have been benefited by them, often creating a complex difference of opinion.

Fans around country, as well as all over the world, debate decisions to no end. Quite often, the verdict is that VAR makes the English top tier worse and should be abolished.

How, then, would the Premier League standings look this season if VAR didn't exist at all? From 20th place to 1st, here's a full run-through.

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