| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Manchester United | 19 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 47 | 7 | +40 | 52 | 2.74 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 19 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 37 | 11 | +26 | 47 | 2.47 |
| 3 | Chelsea | 19 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 36 | 13 | +23 | 43 | 2.26 |
| 4 | Liverpool | 19 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 43 | 13 | +30 | 42 | 2.21 |
| 5 | Everton | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 34 | 17 | +17 | 37 | 1.95 |
| 6 | Manchester City | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 28 | 20 | +8 | 37 | 1.95 |
| 7 | Aston Villa | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 34 | 22 | +12 | 33 | 1.74 |
| 8 | Blackburn Rovers | 19 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 19 | +7 | 31 | 1.63 |
| 9 | Sunderland | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 21 | +2 | 30 | 1.58 |
| 10 | Tottenham Hotspur | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 46 | 34 | +12 | 29 | 1.53 |
| 11 | Portsmouth | 19 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 24 | 14 | +10 | 29 | 1.53 |
| 12 | Wigan Athletic | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 21 | 17 | +4 | 29 | 1.53 |
| 13 | Newcastle United | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 26 | -1 | 29 | 1.53 |
| 14 | West Ham United | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 28 | 1.47 |
| 15 | Birmingham City | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 30 | 23 | +7 | 26 | 1.37 |
| 16 | Bolton Wanderers | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 23 | 18 | +5 | 26 | 1.37 |
| 17 | Middlesbrough | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 27 | 23 | +4 | 26 | 1.37 |
| 18 | Reading | 19 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 25 | -6 | 26 | 1.37 |
| 19 | Fulham | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 31 | -9 | 20 | 1.05 |
| 20 | Derby County | 19 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 43 | -31 | 8 | 0.42 |
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
