The Whites will head into Sunday’s season-ending home game against Tottenham Hotspur sat second from bottom in the table, with only already relegated Southampton preventing them from sitting at the foot. Only a home win against Spurs will be enough to give Sam Allardyce’s men a chance of survival - but even a win will not be enough for the Whites if relegation rivals Everton take all three points from their home game against Bournemouth.
Leicester City are sandwiched by Allardyce’s former and current employers and they will hope to keep alive their hopes of an unlikely survival when they bring down the curtain on their season with a home game with West Ham United.
Numerous factors could impact on the outcome of the relegation battle and it seems almost inevitable VAR will come into play at some point during what is sure to be a nerve-shredding afternoon. But how would the Premier League table look if VAR had not been introduced?
7. 6th Liverpool
Points without VAR: 59 - Difference: -7 | Liverpool FC via Getty Images Photo: Getty Images
8. 7th Tottenham Hotspur
Points without VAR: 57 - Difference: None | Getty Images Photo: Getty Images
9. 8th Aston Villa
Points without VAR: 53 - Difference: -5 | Getty Images Photo: Getty Images
10. 9th Fulham
Points without VAR: 53 - Difference: +1 | Getty Images Photo: Getty Images
12. 11th West Ham United
Points without VAR: 47 - Difference: +7 | AFP via Getty Images Photo: Getty Images