| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Nottingham Forest | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 12 | +11 | 23 | 2.09 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 7 | +10 | 20 | 2.00 |
| 3 | Newcastle United | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 8 | +7 | 21 | 1.91 |
| 4 | Blackburn Rovers | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 21 | 1.91 |
| 5 | Queens Park Rangers | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 12 | +4 | 19 | 1.73 |
| 6 | Liverpool | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 15 | +3 | 19 | 1.73 |
| 7 | Manchester United | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 10 | +8 | 18 | 1.64 |
| 8 | Tottenham Hotspur | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 16 | +4 | 18 | 1.64 |
| 9 | Sheffield Wednesday | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 15 | 1.50 |
| 10 | Crystal Palace | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 15 | 1.50 |
| 11 | Aston Villa | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 15 | 1.50 |
| 12 | Coventry City | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 13 | -2 | 13 | 1.30 |
| 13 | Chelsea | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 20 | -5 | 14 | 1.27 |
| 14 | Wimbledon | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 19 | -8 | 14 | 1.27 |
| 15 | Leeds United | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 13 | -2 | 13 | 1.18 |
| 16 | Everton | 10 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 10 | -4 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 17 | West Ham United | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 11 | -5 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Manchester City | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 14 | -6 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 19 | Southampton | 11 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 17 | -2 | 10 | 0.91 |
| 20 | Norwich City | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 15 | -7 | 9 | 0.90 |
| 21 | Leicester City | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 20 | -9 | 6 | 0.60 |
| 22 | Ipswich Town | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 27 | -23 | 1 | 0.10 |
3 points for a win
Points per game, average goal difference then average goals scored applies
Points per game, average goal difference then average goals scored applies
