| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Manchester United | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 25 | 2 | +23 | 28 | 2.80 |
| 2 | Everton | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 24 | 4 | +20 | 28 | 2.80 |
| 3 | Arsenal | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 23 | 6 | +17 | 26 | 2.60 |
| 4 | Sunderland | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 6 | +10 | 23 | 2.56 |
| 5 | Manchester City | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 9 | +10 | 25 | 2.50 |
| 6 | Liverpool | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 26 | 6 | +20 | 24 | 2.40 |
| 7 | Blackburn Rovers | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 10 | +13 | 24 | 2.40 |
| 8 | Chelsea | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 6 | +13 | 24 | 2.40 |
| 9 | Newcastle United | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 5 | +11 | 21 | 2.33 |
| 10 | Wigan Athletic | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 2 | +10 | 21 | 2.33 |
| 11 | Aston Villa | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 9 | +14 | 22 | 2.20 |
| 12 | Bolton Wanderers | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 5 | +10 | 18 | 2.00 |
| 13 | Portsmouth | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 11 | +9 | 19 | 1.90 |
| 14 | Tottenham Hotspur | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 14 | +12 | 17 | 1.89 |
| 15 | Birmingham City | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 9 | +8 | 17 | 1.89 |
| 16 | West Ham United | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 10 | +7 | 18 | 1.80 |
| 17 | Reading | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 16 | 1.78 |
| 18 | Middlesbrough | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 15 | 1.67 |
| 19 | Fulham | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 12 | +1 | 12 | 1.33 |
| 20 | Derby County | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 14 | -9 | 6 | 0.67 |
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
