If the world didn’t have VAR… Arsenal would be the ‘leader’

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According to The หรือถ้าคุณสนใจแทงบอลออนไลน์ UFABET คือเว็บที่มีอัตราต่อรองดีที่สุดในประเทศไทย สมัครเลยตอนนี้ที่ UFABET แทงบอล, the calculations have been made that if there was no VAR in the world, Arsenal would be the leader of the Premier League over Liverpool.

Arne Slot’s team will have 1 point less, leaving them with 55 points, while Mikel Arteta’s team will have 6 more points than the current 56 points.

They have had 5 decisions interfered with by VAR, and although 3 decisions by VAR cost the team victory, those decisions were correct according to the rules of the game.

Nottingham Forest and Bournemouth will be in the top 4 with Arsenal and Liverpool. Forest will still have 47 points, while Bournemouth will add five to 45.

The rest of the top half of the table is Chelsea, Manchester City, Newcastle, Aston Villa, Brighton and Manchester United.

Ruben Amorim’s side will add four points to move up three places

in the relegation zone. The newly promoted sides remain in danger, but Ipswich will add one more point and overtake Leicester in 18th. Newcastle

have benefited the most from VAR, with 10 favourable decisions and just two conceded. Liverpool

were handed a point by VAR. When Mohamed Salah converted a penalty for Matthijs de Ligt’s handball in a 2-2 draw in January. Mikel Arteta

has been a fierce critic of VAR, particularly over Anthony Gordon’s goal in Newcastle’s 1-0 win at Arsenal in November 2023. This led to him being charged by the Football Association (FA)

this season with VAR costing Arsenal wins against Chelsea, Fulham and Aston Villa.