| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Liverpool | 20 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 42 | 18 | +24 | 31 | 1.55 |
| 2 | Manchester United | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 45 | 36 | +9 | 24 | 1.20 |
| 3 | Chelsea | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 32 | 26 | +6 | 24 | 1.20 |
| 4 | West Ham United | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 38 | 41 | -3 | 25 | 1.14 |
| 5 | Leicester City | 20 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 32 | 30 | +2 | 21 | 1.05 |
| 6 | Everton | 20 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 42 | -6 | 20 | 1.00 |
| 7 | Burnley | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 38 | 37 | +1 | 19 | 0.95 |
| 8 | Stoke City | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 41 | 47 | -6 | 20 | 0.91 |
| 9 | Sheffield Wednesday | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 34 | 40 | -6 | 18 | 0.90 |
| 10 | Sheffield United | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 36 | -8 | 19 | 0.86 |
| 11 | West Bromwich Albion | 20 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 33 | 34 | -1 | 17 | 0.85 |
| 12 | Wolverhampton Wndrs | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 31 | 47 | -16 | 18 | 0.82 |
| 13 | Fulham | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 38 | -17 | 18 | 0.82 |
| 14 | Blackburn Rovers | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 40 | 42 | -2 | 16 | 0.80 |
| 15 | Arsenal | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 47 | -11 | 16 | 0.80 |
| 16 | Blackpool | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 26 | 44 | -18 | 16 | 0.73 |
| 17 | Tottenham Hotspur | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 36 | 52 | -16 | 14 | 0.70 |
| 18 | Nottingham Forest | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 44 | -18 | 15 | 0.68 |
| 19 | Aston Villa | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 27 | 41 | -14 | 13 | 0.59 |
| 20 | Birmingham City | 22 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 50 | -25 | 11 | 0.50 |
| 21 | Bolton Wanderers | 22 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 45 | -29 | 10 | 0.45 |
| 22 | Ipswich Town | 22 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 63 | -41 | 6 | 0.27 |
2 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
