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:
13. West Ham United - up 3 positions
Points total without VAR: 45 (+6 difference) Photo: ADAM DAVY
14. Newcastle United - down 1 position
Points total without VAR: 44 (0 difference) Photo: JAN KRUGER
15. Crystal Palace - down 1 position
Points total without VAR: 42 (-1 difference) Photo: Justin Setterfield
16. Brighton and Hove Albion - down 1 position
Points total without VAR: 38 (-3 difference) Photo: RICHARD HEATHCOTE