| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Everton | 42 | 28 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 4 | 88 | 43 | +45 | 90 | 2.14 |
| 2 | Liverpool | 42 | 22 | 11 | 9 | 19 | 9 | 68 | 35 | +33 | 77 | 1.83 |
| 3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 23 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 78 | 51 | +27 | 77 | 1.83 |
| 4 | Manchester United | 42 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 6 | 77 | 47 | +30 | 76 | 1.81 |
| 5 | Southampton | 42 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 8 | 56 | 47 | +9 | 68 | 1.62 |
| 6 | Chelsea | 42 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 63 | 48 | +15 | 66 | 1.57 |
| 7 | Arsenal | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 61 | 49 | +12 | 66 | 1.57 |
| 8 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 58 | 45 | +13 | 65 | 1.55 |
| 9 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 19 | 7 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 56 | 48 | +8 | 64 | 1.52 |
| 10 | Aston Villa | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 12 | 15 | 60 | 60 | 0 | 56 | 1.33 |
| 11 | Watford | 42 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 81 | 71 | +10 | 55 | 1.31 |
| 12 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 11 | 13 | 58 | 62 | -4 | 55 | 1.31 |
| 13 | Luton Town | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 10 | 12 | 57 | 61 | -4 | 54 | 1.29 |
| 14 | Newcastle United | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 55 | 70 | -15 | 52 | 1.24 |
| 15 | Leicester City | 42 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 9 | 10 | 65 | 73 | -8 | 51 | 1.21 |
| 16 | West Ham United | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 10 | 14 | 51 | 68 | -17 | 51 | 1.21 |
| 17 | Ipswich Town | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 11 | 16 | 46 | 57 | -11 | 50 | 1.19 |
| 18 | Coventry City | 42 | 15 | 5 | 22 | 14 | 11 | 47 | 64 | -17 | 50 | 1.19 |
| 19 | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 53 | 72 | -19 | 50 | 1.19 |
| 20 | Norwich City | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 10 | 15 | 46 | 64 | -18 | 49 | 1.17 |
| 21 | Sunderland | 42 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 10 | 18 | 40 | 62 | -22 | 40 | 0.95 |
| 22 | Stoke City | 42 | 3 | 8 | 31 | 5 | 25 | 24 | 91 | -67 | 17 | 0.40 |
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
