| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Manchester United | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7 | +7 | 20 | 2.22 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 19 | 2.11 |
| 3 | Liverpool | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 11 | +3 | 15 | 1.67 |
| 4 | Blackburn Rovers | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 17 | +1 | 14 | 1.40 |
| 5 | Chelsea | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 13 | -1 | 11 | 1.22 |
| 6 | Birmingham City | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 9 | -3 | 11 | 1.22 |
| 7 | Fulham | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 14 | -4 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Aston Villa | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 13 | -6 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 9 | Newcastle United | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 13 | -6 | 8 | 0.89 |
| 10 | Bolton Wanderers | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 16 | -8 | 8 | 0.89 |
| 11 | Manchester City | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 17 | -4 | 8 | 0.80 |
| 12 | Charlton Athletic | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | -7 | 7 | 0.78 |
| 13 | Middlesbrough | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 19 | -9 | 7 | 0.70 |
| 14 | Leicester City | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 19 | -9 | 5 | 0.50 |
| 15 | Everton | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 18 | -10 | 4 | 0.40 |
| 16 | Wolverhampton Wndrs | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 19 | -11 | 4 | 0.40 |
| 17 | Southampton | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 18 | -12 | 4 | 0.40 |
| 18 | Tottenham Hotspur | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 21 | -13 | 4 | 0.40 |
| 19 | Leeds United | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 23 | -18 | 4 | 0.40 |
| 20 | Portsmouth | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 21 | -18 | 2 | 0.20 |
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
