A recent study from ESPN has detailed how the Premier League table would look if VAR was NOT implemented in England’s top flight this season. Scroll and click through the pages to see where the Magpies and their counterparts lie ahead of this weekend’s fixture:
17. Chelsea (4th) - 36 points
Current position: 4th | Current points total: 36 Photo: Mike Hewitt
18. Leicester City (3rd) - 42 points
Current position: 2nd | Current points total: 45 Photo: Michael Regan
19. Manchester City (2nd) - 49 points
Current position: 3rd | Current points total 44 Photo: LINDSEY PARNABY
20. Liverpool (1st) - 56 points
Current position: 1st | Current points total: 58 Photo: PAUL ELLIS