While it's already done some stellar work in overturning injustice, it's also led to some bizarre decision making too, and there's clearly many issues that still need to be addressed before the system is considered to be a roaring success. The Times have worked out how this season's table would in the absence of VAR decisions, and here's how Brighton & Hove Albion would have fared so far...
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Tempers frayed during this Yorkshire derby in front of 17,983 fans at Elland Road.
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Ian Baird scored for the Whites against the Terriers who escaped relegation that season by just two points.
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Thanks for getting this far. Look out for part 2 featuring FA Cup classics against QPR, Wigan Athletic and Coventry City as well as play off action against Oldham Athletic and Charlton Athletic.