Liverpool and Everton are both sitting in the top half of the Premier League table with 17 games played as the festive games start to come thick and fast.
The Reds sit fifth, level on points with Chelsea in fourth, after beating Tottenham 2-1 in their last outing. They have games with Wolves, Leeds United and Fulham coming up and will want to try and break into the top four after a poor run of form ended their title hopes.
Everton lost 1-0 to Arsenal in their last game but sit on 24 points from their 17 matches. They are just three points off Sunderland in sixth. They travel to Burnley and Nottingham Forest before the end of the month and then host Brentford on January 4.
Things are finely poised in the title race, top four and the battle for a European spot- but how might the table look without the use of VAR?
We crunched the numbers by deducting or adding points depending on how goals given or ruled out by VAR would have impacted a final result. It also includes goals scored if VAR awarded a penalty.
Let’s take a look...
Points without VAR: 2
1. 20th: Wolves
Points without VAR: 2 | Getty Images
Points without VAR: 12 (+1 point)
2. 19th: Burnley
Points without VAR: 12 (+1 point) | Getty Images
Points without VAR: 13
3. 18th: West Ham United
Points without VAR: 13 | Getty Images
Points without VAR: 18
4. 17th: Nottingham Forest
Points without VAR: 18 | Getty Images