The international break is approaching as Liverpool and Everton take a break from play following a rocky start to the season for the Merseyside clubs. There has been plenty of VAR controversy in the Premier League already this season.
Everton is in good spirits going into the second international break of the season after beating Bournemouth, which helped them move out of the bottom three of the Premier League. The Reds have only earned one point from their last two games due to controversy surrounding VAR in their loss at Tottenham Hotspur and additional controversy surrounding refereeing decisions in their 2-2 draw at Brighton last weekend.
In light of the most recent VAR involvements, we have taken a look at how the early table might appear without the use of the technology. Here is how the table might appear if VAR decisions that resulted in goals being disallowed or awarded by the technology, including via penalties, are taken into account.