Premier League table without VAR: Where Arsenal, Chelsea, Tottenham & West Ham would sit in shock findings

Arsenal are back at the top of the Premier League as they picked up a precious win over Brighton and Hove Albion on a weekend when Liverpool and Manchester City dropped points. The Gunners had their London neighbours Crystal Palace to thank as the Eagles came from 2-0 down to draw 2-2 with City on Saturday while on Sunday Liverpool were unable to score in a 0-0 draw with Manchester United, despite 34 shots on goal.

Tottenham Hotspur kicked off the latest round of action with a 2-0 victory over Nottingham Forest at the City Ground, in a game that saw the hosts have a goal chalked off for offside by VAR. Fulham were also impacted by VAR as Raul Jimenez was sent off after intervention from Stockley Park in a 3-0 defeat to Newcastle United. West Ham beat Wolves 3-0 with the visitors seeing VAR rule out a goal for offside in what would have made the game 2-1 if it was allowed to stand.

Chelsea beat Sheffield United 2-0 while Brentford lost 2-1 to Aston Villa, but only after Ben Mee had been sent off with the Bees 1-0 up. Following the latest involvements from VAR, we have looked at how the table may look without the technology. Factoring in VAR decisions that led to goals being disallowed or awarded by the technology, including via penalties, here’s how the table might look as things stand...