{"id":4405,"date":"2026-03-24T16:07:36","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T16:07:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.worldpumpnews.com\/?p=4405"},"modified":"2026-03-24T16:07:36","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T16:07:36","slug":"how-the-premier-league-table-would-look-if-every-var-error-was-removed-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.worldpumpnews.com\/?p=4405","title":{"rendered":"How the Premier League table would look if every &#8216;VAR error&#8217; was removed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Updated: How the Premier League table would look if every \u2018VAR error\u2019 was removed\" width=\"620\" height=\"500\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"w-full object-cover rounded-md\" style=\"color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url(&quot;data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg' viewBox='0 0 620 500'%3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'\/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' result='s'\/%3E%3CfeFlood x='0' y='0' width='100%25' height='100%25'\/%3E%3CfeComposite operator='out' in='s'\/%3E%3CfeComposite in2='SourceGraphic'\/%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'\/%3E%3C\/filter%3E%3Cimage width='100%25' height='100%25' x='0' y='0' preserveAspectRatio='none' style='filter: url(%23b);' href='data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAKCAQAAACEN3D\/AAAAL0lEQVR42mP4z8DAwMiAARgZGJhY+P\/\/PwMDAwPDfwYGBgaGhgYGhgYGAAD9Hwlr5xRngAAAAABJRU5ErkJggg=='\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E&quot;)\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, (max-width: 1100px) 620px, 620px\" src=\"\/_next\/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.joe.co.uk%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F02%2FWebsite-Image-Full-Bleed-69.png%3Fheight%3D573%26width%3D1024&amp;w=360&amp;q=75 360w, \/_next\/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.joe.co.uk%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F02%2FWebsite-Image-Full-Bleed-69.png%3Fheight%3D573%26width%3D1024&amp;w=414&amp;q=75 414w, \/_next\/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.joe.co.uk%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F02%2FWebsite-Image-Full-Bleed-69.png%3Fheight%3D573%26width%3D1024&amp;w=640&amp;q=75 640w, \/_next\/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.joe.co.uk%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F02%2FWebsite-Image-Full-Bleed-69.png%3Fheight%3D573%26width%3D1024&amp;w=768&amp;q=75 768w, \/_next\/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.joe.co.uk%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F02%2FWebsite-Image-Full-Bleed-69.png%3Fheight%3D573%26width%3D1024&amp;w=1024&amp;q=75 1024w, \/_next\/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.joe.co.uk%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F02%2FWebsite-Image-Full-Bleed-69.png%3Fheight%3D573%26width%3D1024&amp;w=1280&amp;q=75 1280w, \/_next\/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.joe.co.uk%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F02%2FWebsite-Image-Full-Bleed-69.png%3Fheight%3D573%26width%3D1024&amp;w=1536&amp;q=75 1536w\" bad-src=\"https:\/\/www.joe.co.uk\/_next\/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.joe.co.uk%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F02%2FWebsite-Image-Full-Bleed-69.png%3Fheight%3D573%26width%3D1024&amp;w=1536&amp;q=75\"\/><!--$--><\/p>\n<p><h2>A real re-shuffle of the Premier League order. <\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose drop-cap \">\n<p>There can be no doubt that VAR \u2014 and whether it makes football stronger \u2014 is an issue that divides football fans like no other. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>As well as occasionally doing its job properly, VAR has the potential to cause chaos, unrest and controversy. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>Overall, some teams tend to think they see the worst of it, but supporters of the system often suggest that \u2014 over the course of a season\u2014 the negatives and positives always even out.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>Regardless of whether you think the technology is beneficial or detrimental to the game, there can&#8217;t be a single supporter in the country who isn&#8217;t curious to see what life would like without it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p><strong>Best UK betting offers right now &#8211; 18+, BeGambleAware<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><oc-connect-widget slot-id=\"97dDCX3NiPvxFMRHGvaDS\"\/><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>According to the PGMOL Key Match Incidents Panel, there were over a dozen errors that VAR got wrong in the first half of the season alone, although perhaps countless mistakes that they managed to rectify.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>From Virgil van Dijk&#8217;s header that never was against Man City, to the alleged simulation from Gabriel that ruled out a Spurs equaliser in the north London derby, clubs have had plenty to complain about over the course of this season.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>Now, thanks to football stat experts Squawka, every &#8220;VAR error&#8221; has been tallied, so as to understand which Premier League teams have been worst affected by the technology.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>Each week Squawka ask fans to vote on each gameweek\u2019s most controversial VAR calls.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>The results of those votes, over 31 gameweeks, are displayed below:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p><em>To be clear, these errors haven&#8217;t been classifed as such by the Premier League or the PGMOL, but are instead based on the opinions of football fans.  <\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>9- Newcastle &#8211; 45 (behind Brighton on goal difference) <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>15- Nottingham Forest &#8211; 33<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>16- West Ham &#8211; 33 (below Forest on goal difference)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>18- Tottenham Hotspur &#8211; 31<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>A disclaimer on the Squawka website reads: &#8220;<em>Note: Our table has been compiled on the basis that penalties that should have been awarded would subsequently have been scored. Since 2016-17, 79.98% of Premier League penalties taken have been scored.<\/em>&#8221; <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>The most interesting insights relate to London clubs Brentford and Spurs, both of whom would be much worse off without VAR. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>The Bees would be well out of the race for Europe, four places lower down in 11th, while Spurs would be within the relegation zone. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><\/div>\n<p>#Premier #League #table #VAR #error #removed<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A real re-shuffle of the Premier League order. There can be no doubt that VAR \u2014 and whether it makes football stronger \u2014 is an issue that divides football fans like no other. As well as occasionally doing its job properly, VAR has the potential to cause chaos, unrest and controversy. 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