| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Everton | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 9 | +11 | 16 | 1.45 |
| 1 | Nottingham Forest | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 9 | +11 | 16 | 1.45 |
| 3 | Manchester City | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 10 | +4 | 13 | 1.18 |
| 4 | Manchester United | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 16 | +3 | 13 | 1.18 |
| 5 | Coventry City | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 16 | +2 | 13 | 1.18 |
| 6 | Birmingham City | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 13 | +1 | 12 | 1.09 |
| 7 | Liverpool | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 15 | +3 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Wolverhampton Wndrs | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 16 | -3 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 9 | Derby County | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 14 | -4 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 10 | West Bromwich Albion | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 10 | 0.91 |
| 11 | Aston Villa | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 10 | 0.91 |
| 12 | Arsenal | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | -2 | 10 | 0.91 |
| 13 | Middlesbrough | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 13 | -3 | 9 | 0.90 |
| 14 | Leeds United | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 17 | -5 | 9 | 0.82 |
| 15 | West Ham United | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 16 | -1 | 8 | 0.80 |
| 16 | Norwich City | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 22 | -6 | 8 | 0.80 |
| 17 | Queens Park Rangers | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 15 | -3 | 7 | 0.70 |
| 18 | Chelsea | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -5 | 7 | 0.70 |
| 19 | Bristol City | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 10 | -5 | 6 | 0.60 |
| 20 | Ipswich Town | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 17 | -8 | 6 | 0.60 |
| 21 | Newcastle United | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 17 | -10 | 4 | 0.40 |
| 22 | Leicester City | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 18 | -14 | 4 | 0.40 |
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
