| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Chelsea | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 5 | +9 | 18 | 2.00 |
| 2 | Manchester United | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 17 | 1.89 |
| 3 | Liverpool | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 14 | 1.56 |
| 4 | Blackburn Rovers | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 15 | -4 | 10 | 1.11 |
| 5 | Everton | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 16 | -8 | 9 | 0.90 |
| 6 | West Ham United | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 18 | -8 | 8 | 0.89 |
| 7 | Tottenham Hotspur | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | -5 | 6 | 0.67 |
| 8 | Newcastle United | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 16 | -9 | 6 | 0.67 |
| 9 | Wigan Athletic | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 19 | -10 | 6 | 0.67 |
| 10 | Portsmouth | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 23 | -15 | 6 | 0.60 |
| 11 | Arsenal | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 11 | -7 | 5 | 0.56 |
| 12 | Bolton Wanderers | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 18 | -11 | 5 | 0.56 |
| 13 | Middlesbrough | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 21 | -14 | 4 | 0.40 |
| 14 | Charlton Athletic | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 22 | -18 | 4 | 0.40 |
| 15 | Aston Villa | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 22 | -16 | 3 | 0.30 |
| 16 | West Bromwich Albion | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 21 | -18 | 3 | 0.30 |
| 17 | Birmingham City | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 17 | -15 | 2 | 0.20 |
| 18 | Manchester City | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 17 | -12 | 1 | 0.10 |
| 19 | Sunderland | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 19 | -14 | 1 | 0.10 |
| 20 | Fulham | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 25 | -15 | 1 | 0.10 |
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
