| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Arsenal | 19 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 33 | 12 | +21 | 41 | 2.16 |
| 2 | Chelsea | 19 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 33 | 17 | +16 | 39 | 2.05 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 19 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 20 | +7 | 35 | 1.84 |
| 4 | Bolton Wanderers | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 35 | -11 | 27 | 1.42 |
| 5 | Liverpool | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 26 | 22 | +4 | 26 | 1.37 |
| 6 | Charlton Athletic | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 26 | 1.37 |
| 7 | Blackburn Rovers | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 28 | -2 | 25 | 1.32 |
| 8 | Aston Villa | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 25 | -1 | 23 | 1.21 |
| 9 | Fulham | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 23 | 25 | -2 | 21 | 1.11 |
| 10 | Birmingham City | 19 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 17 | 24 | -7 | 21 | 1.11 |
| 11 | Middlesbrough | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 29 | -10 | 20 | 1.05 |
| 12 | Newcastle United | 19 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 26 | -7 | 18 | 0.95 |
| 13 | Manchester City | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 30 | -6 | 17 | 0.89 |
| 14 | Southampton | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 28 | -8 | 17 | 0.89 |
| 15 | Leicester City | 19 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 37 | -8 | 14 | 0.74 |
| 16 | Tottenham Hotspur | 19 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 30 | -16 | 14 | 0.74 |
| 17 | Portsmouth | 19 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 35 | -23 | 11 | 0.58 |
| 18 | Leeds United | 19 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 48 | -33 | 11 | 0.58 |
| 19 | Everton | 19 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 37 | -19 | 10 | 0.53 |
| 20 | Wolverhampton Wndrs | 19 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 42 | -27 | 7 | 0.37 |
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
