Premier League table without VAR: Where Arsenal, Chelsea, Tottenham, West Ham, Man Utd & Liverpool would sit

Arsenal maintained their lead at the top of the Premier League during the midweek action as Tottenham Hotspur's winless run continued

The latest round of Premier League fixtures saw Arsenal maintain their two-point lead over Liverpool at the top of the table while the Gunners also opened up their advantage over reigning champions Manchester City to six points.

The Gunners claimed a last-gasp win at Luton Town on Tuesday before Liverpool responded with a 2-0 win at Sheffield United on Wednesday but City lost 1-0 at Aston Villa, who are now third. On Saturday, Arsenal make the trip to Villa Park with Unai Emery's winning side all of their home games so far this season. Elsewhere, West Ham came from behind to beat Tottenham Hotspur on Thursday night while there were defeats for Crystal Palace and Chelsea in midweek, as they lost to Bournemouth and Manchester United respectively. Fulham recorded a big win over Nottingham Forest while Brentford lost 2-1 at Brighton.

VAR took a backseat during the most recent set of games, with fewer contention points in midweek compared to previous rounds of fixtures. However, with another set of matches ticked off, we have looked at the impact of VAR across the season so far. Factoring in VAR decisions that have led to goals being disallowed or awarded by the technology this campaign, including via penalties, here’s how the table might look without VAR as things stand...

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