Final Premier League rankings for Newcastle, Manchester United, Liverpool, Arsenal, Manchester City, Leeds, and other Premier League clubs without VAR.

Premier League table excluding VAR: This is where Newcastle United would have finished if VAR had not been present this season

Newcastle United have been the victim of a couple of major VAR gaffes this season, with goals controversially ruled out against Crystal Palace and Nottingham Forest. However, they have also benefited from the use of VAR, having been awarded a penalty against Bournemouth in September, which was scored by Alexander Isak to salvage a 1-1 draw, and seeing Joelinton’s intention given at West Ham United after initially being dominated out for offisde.

Eddie Howe’s side was also helped by VAR against Manchester City, with a Miguel Almiron goal and the overturning of a Kieran Trippier yellow card. Their match against Wolverhampton Wanderers also saw a second-half goal for the hosts disallowed due to a foul in the build-up.

Newcastle benefited from Nathaniel Chalobah’s yellow card being upgraded to a pink after a VAR test was reinstated in October. VAR awarded a penalty to Fulham against the same opposition in January at St James’ Park.

However, success would be on The Magpies’ side as Aleksandar Mitrovic slipped, causing him to kick the ball off his standing foot and the intention to be dominated out.

Brentford also had an early goal ruled out for offside at St James’s Park after a check after it was originally given, as well as another in the reverse fixture remaining month.

Brentford were also awarded a penalty in that same match after VAR determined Alexander Isak had handled the ball inside the area. The decision was heavily criticized, and Ivan Toney converted the resulting penalty, but The Magpies still won the game 2-1.

Newcastle’s 3-0 defeat at Aston Villa could have been even worse if VAR had not intervened to rule out Ollie Watkins’ offside intention. In Everton’s 4-1 win, Fabian Schar was denied a late goal by VAR, while the machine did not intervene following a mission inside the area from James Tarkowski on Sean Longstaff.

Callum Wilson was denied a potential hat-trick in United’s friendly against Southampton last month after VAR ruled him offside after a lengthy check. And, in contrast to Arsenal, Newcastle were denied a penalty after a VAR review overturned the original handball decision against Jakub Kiwior.

Newcastle United benefited from a huge VAR name against Leeds United, as they were awarded a penalty following a look at on a Junior Firpo handball. Newcastle took the lead thanks to a penalty converted by Callum Wilson, but the game ended 2-2.

A VAR decision also arguably helped confirm Newcastle’s place in the Champions League, as Liverpool had a goal ruled out in the 1-1 draw with Aston Villa, denying The Reds a manageable win and allowing The Magpies to secure a top 4 finish with a 0-0 draw against Leicester City.

Overall, supporters across the United States have been frustrated by the consistency of the system’s application and the choices that have resulted from it.

This season, Liverpool has benefited the most from VAR decisions, with nine in their favor and four against. Meanwhile, Brighton has received 10 calls in their favor and six in their opposition.

VAR decisions frequently have game-changing consequences. So what if VAR wasn’t available in the region this season?

Obviously, many decisions remain subjective, and referees may hesitate to make a decision because VAR is in the area before making a decision they would have made anyway.

There is also the count of purple cards and denied penalties, which influence matches but have no direct impact on the rating, making it difficult to quantify the range of factors VAR sendings off and overturned penalties have cost sides.

So, how could the desk possibly look? Using images from key VAR incidents so far this season, we’ve compiled a Premier League table primarily based on how things would appear to be if the referee’s decision was once final without any VAR interference.