| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Chelsea | 19 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 47 | 9 | +38 | 55 | 2.89 |
| 2 | Liverpool | 19 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 32 | 8 | +24 | 48 | 2.53 |
| 3 | Arsenal | 19 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 48 | 13 | +35 | 45 | 2.37 |
| 4 | Manchester United | 19 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 37 | 8 | +29 | 44 | 2.32 |
| 5 | Blackburn Rovers | 19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 31 | 17 | +14 | 42 | 2.21 |
| 6 | Tottenham Hotspur | 19 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 31 | 16 | +15 | 41 | 2.16 |
| 7 | Fulham | 19 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 31 | 21 | +10 | 41 | 2.16 |
| 8 | Bolton Wanderers | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 29 | 13 | +16 | 38 | 2.00 |
| 9 | Newcastle United | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 28 | 15 | +13 | 38 | 2.00 |
| 10 | West Ham United | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 30 | 25 | +5 | 30 | 1.58 |
| 11 | Manchester City | 19 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 26 | 20 | +6 | 29 | 1.53 |
| 12 | Charlton Athletic | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 22 | 21 | +1 | 28 | 1.47 |
| 13 | Everton | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 28 | 1.47 |
| 14 | Middlesbrough | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 28 | 30 | -2 | 26 | 1.37 |
| 15 | Aston Villa | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 24 | 1.26 |
| 16 | Wigan Athletic | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 26 | -2 | 24 | 1.26 |
| 17 | Birmingham City | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 20 | -1 | 23 | 1.21 |
| 18 | Portsmouth | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 24 | -7 | 22 | 1.16 |
| 19 | West Bromwich Albion | 19 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 24 | -3 | 20 | 1.05 |
| 20 | Sunderland | 19 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 37 | -25 | 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
