| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Manchester United | 20 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 45 | 14 | +31 | 50 | 2.50 |
| 2 | Chelsea | 20 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 39 | 9 | +30 | 49 | 2.45 |
| 3 | Liverpool | 20 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 38 | 9 | +29 | 44 | 2.20 |
| 4 | Reading | 20 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 32 | 16 | +16 | 41 | 2.05 |
| 5 | Tottenham Hotspur | 20 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 40 | 25 | +15 | 41 | 2.05 |
| 6 | Bolton Wanderers | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 27 | 21 | +6 | 36 | 1.80 |
| 7 | Manchester City | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 12 | +6 | 32 | 1.78 |
| 8 | Arsenal | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 29 | 15 | +14 | 35 | 1.75 |
| 9 | Blackburn Rovers | 20 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 34 | 22 | +12 | 35 | 1.75 |
| 10 | Portsmouth | 20 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 26 | 17 | +9 | 34 | 1.70 |
| 11 | Aston Villa | 18 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 25 | 16 | +9 | 29 | 1.61 |
| 12 | Everton | 20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 29 | 17 | +12 | 31 | 1.55 |
| 13 | Wigan Athletic | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 15 | +4 | 27 | 1.50 |
| 14 | Middlesbrough | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 20 | +3 | 27 | 1.50 |
| 15 | Sheffield United | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 18 | +1 | 27 | 1.50 |
| 16 | Fulham | 18 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 26 | -4 | 23 | 1.28 |
| 17 | Charlton Athletic | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 23 | -2 | 21 | 1.17 |
| 18 | Newcastle United | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 19 | -3 | 20 | 1.11 |
| 19 | Watford | 18 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 20 | -5 | 17 | 0.94 |
| 20 | West Ham United | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 25 | -9 | 17 | 0.94 |
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
