| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Chelsea | 38 | 29 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 6 | 72 | 22 | +50 | 91 | 2.39 |
| 2 | Manchester United | 38 | 25 | 8 | 5 | 18 | 5 | 72 | 34 | +38 | 83 | 2.18 |
| 3 | Liverpool | 38 | 25 | 7 | 6 | 22 | 8 | 57 | 25 | +32 | 82 | 2.16 |
| 4 | Arsenal | 38 | 20 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 68 | 31 | +37 | 67 | 1.76 |
| 5 | Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 53 | 38 | +15 | 65 | 1.71 |
| 6 | Blackburn Rovers | 38 | 19 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 12 | 51 | 42 | +9 | 63 | 1.66 |
| 7 | Newcastle United | 38 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 47 | 42 | +5 | 58 | 1.53 |
| 8 | Bolton Wanderers | 38 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 49 | 41 | +8 | 56 | 1.47 |
| 9 | West Ham United | 38 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 52 | 55 | -3 | 55 | 1.45 |
| 10 | Wigan Athletic | 38 | 15 | 6 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 45 | 52 | -7 | 51 | 1.34 |
| 11 | Everton | 38 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 34 | 49 | -15 | 50 | 1.32 |
| 12 | Fulham | 38 | 14 | 6 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 48 | 58 | -10 | 48 | 1.26 |
| 13 | Charlton Athletic | 38 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 41 | 55 | -14 | 47 | 1.24 |
| 14 | Middlesbrough | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 48 | 58 | -10 | 45 | 1.18 |
| 15 | Manchester City | 38 | 13 | 4 | 21 | 6 | 18 | 43 | 48 | -5 | 43 | 1.13 |
| 16 | Aston Villa | 38 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 42 | 55 | -13 | 42 | 1.11 |
| 17 | Portsmouth | 38 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 5 | 13 | 37 | 62 | -25 | 38 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Birmingham City | 38 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 10 | 20 | 28 | 50 | -22 | 34 | 0.89 |
| 19 | West Bromwich Albion | 38 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 10 | 18 | 31 | 58 | -27 | 30 | 0.79 |
| 20 | Sunderland | 38 | 3 | 6 | 29 | 4 | 17 | 26 | 69 | -43 | 15 | 0.39 |
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
