After the use of VAR in the Premier League, there has been a lot of controversy, some teams have benefited from VAR, and some teams have taken a lot less points because of VAR, so how is the use of VAR in the Premier League this season? Recently, the authoritative media ESPN gave this season's Premier League VAR-free ranking, in this ranking, the gap between Manchester City and Liverpool will be narrowed, while Arsenal will rise to the fourth position in the Premier League, and Newcastle will be out of the relegation zone. Well, without further ado, let's see what the Premier League standings would look like without VAR!
As shown here, without VAR, Manchester City will still be at the top of the list, but their points will change from 57 to 56 points, the second is still Liverpool, their points will change from 48 to 49 points, and the third is Chelsea, who has 47 points unchanged. And the fourth will change from Manchester United to Arsenal, they have 37 points, and Arsenal currently have only 36 points. Manchester United will fall to fifth place without changing points, and West Ham will slip to sixth place without changing points. Tottenham Hotspur's rankings remain the same, but their points will change from 36 to 35. Wolves' rankings will remain the same, but their points will change from 34 to 31, with ninth-place Brighton standings unchanged and points unchanged, and tenth Leicester City rankings unchanged, points changing from 26 to 27 points.
In the second half, Everton will rise from 16th to 11th and the points will also change from 19 to 25 points; Brentford will rise from 14 to 12, from 23 to 25 points, Villa will drop from 11 to 13 and the points will change from 26 to 24 points; Southampton will drop from 12 to 14, from 25 to 24 points; Crystal Palace will drop from 13 to 15 and points from 24 to 22 points. Leeds Union dropped from 15th to 16th, with points unchanged. Newcastle will rise from 18th to 17th, they will be out of the relegation zone and the points will rise from 15 to 19. Norwich will slip from 17th to 18th, with points unchanged. Burnley will move from last place to second-to-last, with points going from 12 to 15, Watford going from second-to-last to bottom, and points from 14 to 11.
Judging from the data, the overall impact of VAR on the points ranking this season is not too big, unlike the previous two seasons, where there were so many controversial penalties. The biggest sufferer of VAR this season may be Newcastle, after all, Newcastle lost 4 points because of VAR, which is worth 4 points, which will become 4 points that affect the relegation war. I just don't know if In this case, Newcastle will eventually be able to complete relegation? If Newcastle can't finish relegation, then the team wants to rise, and it will be a few seasons later!