Premier League table without VAR: Huge change for Brighton, West Ham, Liverpool, Tottenham and Fulham

Premier League table without VAR: Huge change for Brighton, West Ham, Liverpool, Tottenham and Fulham – fan gallery

By Derren Howard

Published 22nd Dec 2022, 10:13 BST

Updated 22nd Dec 2022, 10:43 BST

Brighton and Hove Albion and their Premier League rivals resume their campaigns on Boxing Day following the World Cup – but how would their league positions differ without VAR?

Brighton are currently seventh in the top flight and restart at Southampton on December 26. Albion then welcome Premier League leaders Arsenal to the Amex Stadium on December 31 and complete their festive schedule on January 3 at Everton.

Roberto De Zerbi will be keen to bounce back from the painful Carabao Cup exit on Wednesday night when they lost on penalties to League One Charlton.

Despite their solid league start, the Seagulls have had their fair share of VAR controversary and would be even higher without the video technology.

There have been 48 VAR interventions during the current season, with 42 correct and six deemed incorrect by the Key Match Incident panel.

The panel this week concluded there had been six missed VAR interventions during the first 16 match rounds – 160 matches.

Here’s how the Premier League table would currently stand without VAR...