| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Chelsea | 29 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 69 | 27 | +42 | 64 | 2.21 |
| 2 | Manchester United | 30 | 21 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 5 | 70 | 24 | +46 | 66 | 2.20 |
| 3 | Arsenal | 30 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 71 | 33 | +38 | 64 | 2.13 |
| 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 29 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 53 | 28 | +25 | 52 | 1.79 |
| 5 | Manchester City | 28 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 53 | 36 | +17 | 50 | 1.79 |
| 6 | Liverpool | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 49 | 30 | +19 | 51 | 1.70 |
| 7 | Aston Villa | 27 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 37 | 21 | +16 | 46 | 1.70 |
| 8 | Birmingham City | 29 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 30 | 31 | -1 | 44 | 1.52 |
| 9 | Everton | 29 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 46 | 42 | +4 | 42 | 1.45 |
| 10 | Fulham | 29 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 38 | 1.31 |
| 11 | Stoke City | 29 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 28 | 33 | -5 | 36 | 1.24 |
| 12 | Blackburn Rovers | 29 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 31 | 48 | -17 | 34 | 1.17 |
| 13 | Sunderland | 29 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 37 | 45 | -8 | 31 | 1.07 |
| 14 | Bolton Wanderers | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 36 | 54 | -18 | 32 | 1.07 |
| 15 | Wigan Athletic | 29 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 6 | 10 | 27 | 57 | -30 | 28 | 0.97 |
| 16 | West Ham United | 29 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 37 | 49 | -12 | 27 | 0.93 |
| 17 | Wolverhampton Wndrs | 29 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 5 | 13 | 23 | 47 | -24 | 27 | 0.93 |
| 18 | Hull City | 29 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 27 | 61 | -34 | 24 | 0.83 |
| 19 | Burnley | 30 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 3 | 10 | 31 | 63 | -32 | 24 | 0.80 |
| 20 | Portsmouth | 29 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 5 | 11 | 25 | 51 | -26 | 19 | 0.66 |
Points per game, average goal difference then average goals scored applies








