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:
17. Aston Villa - same position
Points total without VAR: 37 (+2 difference) Photo: Justin Setterfield
18. Watford - up 1 position
Points total without VAR: 35 (+1 difference) Photo: RUI VIEIRA
19. Bournemouth - down 1 position
Points total without VAR: 33 (-1 difference) Photo: CLIVE BRUNSKILL
20. Norwich City - same position
Points total without VAR: 23 (+2 difference) Photo: Julian Finney