| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Arsenal | 20 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 49 | 10 | +39 | 47 | 2.35 |
| 2 | Liverpool | 20 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 35 | 12 | +23 | 46 | 2.30 |
| 3 | Chelsea | 20 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 33 | 12 | +21 | 46 | 2.30 |
| 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 20 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 35 | 16 | +19 | 46 | 2.30 |
| 5 | Manchester United | 20 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 42 | 19 | +23 | 44 | 2.20 |
| 6 | West Ham United | 20 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 31 | 20 | +11 | 40 | 2.00 |
| 7 | Wigan Athletic | 20 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 28 | 18 | +10 | 39 | 1.95 |
| 8 | Blackburn Rovers | 20 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 30 | 17 | +13 | 38 | 1.90 |
| 9 | Bolton Wanderers | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 29 | 15 | +14 | 36 | 1.80 |
| 10 | Newcastle United | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 28 | 17 | +11 | 36 | 1.80 |
| 11 | Aston Villa | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 29 | 19 | +10 | 32 | 1.78 |
| 12 | Manchester City | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 20 | +9 | 32 | 1.78 |
| 13 | Charlton Athletic | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 26 | 20 | +6 | 31 | 1.72 |
| 14 | Everton | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 20 | 19 | +1 | 31 | 1.72 |
| 15 | Portsmouth | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 27 | 1.50 |
| 16 | Fulham | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 22 | +3 | 26 | 1.44 |
| 17 | Middlesbrough | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 22 | -2 | 24 | 1.33 |
| 18 | Birmingham City | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 22 | -6 | 19 | 1.06 |
| 19 | West Bromwich Albion | 18 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 24 | -5 | 17 | 0.94 |
| 20 | Sunderland | 18 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 32 | -16 | 11 | 0.61 |
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
