| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Arsenal | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 18 | +12 | 27 | 1.80 |
| 2 | Manchester United | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 16 | +12 | 26 | 1.73 |
| 3 | Chelsea | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 24 | 14 | +10 | 24 | 1.71 |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 12 | +4 | 23 | 1.64 |
| 5 | Tottenham Hotspur | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 19 | +3 | 23 | 1.53 |
| 6 | Manchester City | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 22 | +1 | 19 | 1.27 |
| 7 | Birmingham City | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 24 | -8 | 17 | 1.13 |
| 8 | Liverpool | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 17 | -5 | 16 | 1.07 |
| 9 | Everton | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 24 | -6 | 13 | 0.93 |
| 10 | Stoke City | 14 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 16 | -8 | 13 | 0.93 |
| 11 | Wolverhampton Wndrs | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 29 | -14 | 13 | 0.87 |
| 12 | Bolton Wanderers | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 33 | -19 | 12 | 0.75 |
| 13 | Wigan Athletic | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 39 | -24 | 11 | 0.73 |
| 14 | Fulham | 15 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 23 | -12 | 9 | 0.60 |
| 15 | Portsmouth | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 29 | -21 | 8 | 0.53 |
| 16 | West Ham United | 16 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 29 | -16 | 8 | 0.50 |
| 17 | Sunderland | 14 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 30 | -17 | 6 | 0.43 |
| 18 | Blackburn Rovers | 15 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 36 | -26 | 6 | 0.40 |
| 19 | Hull City | 16 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 42 | -32 | 4 | 0.25 |
| 20 | Burnley | 16 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 47 | -36 | 1 | 0.06 |
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
