| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Manchester United | 16 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 48 | 6 | +42 | 43 | 2.69 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 17 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 48 | 14 | +34 | 44 | 2.59 |
| 3 | Chelsea | 16 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 44 | 14 | +30 | 39 | 2.44 |
| 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 39 | 11 | +28 | 35 | 2.19 |
| 5 | Birmingham City | 16 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 20 | 15 | +5 | 34 | 2.13 |
| 6 | Manchester City | 17 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 35 | 17 | +18 | 36 | 2.12 |
| 7 | Liverpool | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 33 | 13 | +20 | 33 | 2.06 |
| 8 | Everton | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 27 | 13 | +14 | 30 | 2.00 |
| 9 | Blackburn Rovers | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 13 | +8 | 27 | 1.80 |
| 10 | Stoke City | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 11 | +8 | 25 | 1.79 |
| 11 | Aston Villa | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 26 | 14 | +12 | 26 | 1.73 |
| 12 | Fulham | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 19 | 12 | +7 | 24 | 1.60 |
| 13 | Sunderland | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 16 | +8 | 21 | 1.50 |
| 14 | Bolton Wanderers | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 21 | -2 | 22 | 1.38 |
| 15 | Portsmouth | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 17 | +2 | 19 | 1.36 |
| 16 | Wigan Athletic | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 19 | -4 | 20 | 1.33 |
| 17 | West Ham United | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 19 | +3 | 17 | 1.21 |
| 18 | Wolverhampton Wndrs | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 21 | -6 | 15 | 1.15 |
| 19 | Hull City | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 23 | -7 | 15 | 1.07 |
| 20 | Burnley | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 27 | -10 | 11 | 0.73 |
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
