| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Manchester United | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 26 | 16 | +10 | 36 | 2.00 |
| 2 | Chelsea | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 30 | 28 | +2 | 32 | 1.78 |
| 3 | Newcastle United | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 39 | 25 | +14 | 30 | 1.67 |
| 4 | Liverpool | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 19 | +10 | 28 | 1.56 |
| 5 | Sheffield Wednesday | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 24 | -2 | 27 | 1.50 |
| 6 | Arsenal | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 27 | 21 | +6 | 24 | 1.33 |
| 7 | Leicester City | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 28 | -4 | 24 | 1.33 |
| 8 | West Ham United | 20 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 26 | -5 | 22 | 1.10 |
| 9 | Coventry City | 20 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 26 | -7 | 22 | 1.10 |
| 10 | Derby County | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 27 | 35 | -8 | 21 | 1.05 |
| 11 | Wimbledon | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 32 | -13 | 18 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Blackburn Rovers | 20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 28 | -4 | 19 | 0.95 |
| 13 | Nottingham Forest | 20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 34 | -19 | 19 | 0.95 |
| 14 | Everton | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 34 | -14 | 18 | 0.90 |
| 15 | Aston Villa | 18 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 25 | -4 | 16 | 0.89 |
| 16 | Middlesbrough | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 23 | 38 | -15 | 17 | 0.85 |
| 17 | Sunderland | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 34 | -18 | 17 | 0.85 |
| 18 | Leeds United | 20 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 16 | 8 | 28 | -20 | 14 | 0.70 |
| 19 | Tottenham Hotspur | 18 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 33 | -19 | 10 | 0.56 |
| 20 | Southampton | 20 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 33 | -13 | 11 | 0.55 |
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
