| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Liverpool | 20 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 39 | 13 | +26 | 46 | 2.30 |
| 2 | Southampton | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 27 | 17 | +10 | 33 | 1.65 |
| 3 | Everton | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 23 | 22 | +1 | 32 | 1.60 |
| 4 | Manchester United | 20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 23 | +9 | 31 | 1.55 |
| 5 | Nottingham Forest | 20 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 24 | +4 | 29 | 1.45 |
| 6 | Leicester City | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 40 | 38 | +2 | 30 | 1.36 |
| 7 | Aston Villa | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 32 | -8 | 26 | 1.30 |
| 8 | Arsenal | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 34 | 36 | -2 | 25 | 1.25 |
| 9 | Norwich City | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 27 | 30 | -3 | 27 | 1.23 |
| 10 | Queens Park Rangers | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 23 | 1.15 |
| 11 | Watford | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 28 | 39 | -11 | 23 | 1.15 |
| 12 | Sunderland | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 24 | -6 | 25 | 1.14 |
| 13 | West Bromwich Albion | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 36 | -15 | 22 | 1.00 |
| 14 | Coventry City | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 50 | -22 | 21 | 0.95 |
| 15 | Ipswich Town | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 23 | 39 | -16 | 20 | 0.91 |
| 16 | West Ham United | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 33 | -12 | 18 | 0.90 |
| 17 | Tottenham Hotspur | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 45 | -17 | 17 | 0.85 |
| 18 | Birmingham City | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 30 | -13 | 18 | 0.82 |
| 19 | Stoke City | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 34 | -19 | 18 | 0.82 |
| 20 | Luton Town | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 40 | -22 | 18 | 0.82 |
| 21 | Notts County | 22 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 22 | 47 | -25 | 15 | 0.68 |
| 22 | Wolverhampton Wndrs | 22 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 44 | -30 | 14 | 0.64 |
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
