A graph released by The Times has shown how the top-flight table would have finished had VAR not been in place during the previous campaign.
Scroll and click through the pages to see where the Magpies and their counterparts are predicted to have ended up:
5. Manchester United - down 2 positions
Points total without VAR: 66 (0 difference) Photo: MIKE HEWITT
6. Leicester City - down 1 position
Points total without VAR: 58 (-4 difference) Photo: ANDY RAIN
7. Sheffield United - up 2 positions
Points total without VAR: 55 (+1 difference) Photo: Pool
8. Burnley - up 2 positions
Points total without VAR: 55 (+1 difference) Photo: LINDSEY PARNABY