| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Chelsea | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 14 | +3 | 19 | 2.11 |
| 2 | Manchester United | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 12 | +2 | 16 | 1.78 |
| 3 | Arsenal | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 13 | 1.44 |
| 4 | Liverpool | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 11 | 1.22 |
| 5 | Newcastle United | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 12 | -1 | 11 | 1.22 |
| 6 | Sheffield Wednesday | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 15 | -5 | 11 | 1.22 |
| 7 | Coventry City | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 15 | -5 | 12 | 1.20 |
| 8 | Leicester City | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 17 | -2 | 10 | 1.11 |
| 9 | West Ham United | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 10 | -6 | 8 | 0.80 |
| 10 | Wimbledon | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 17 | -9 | 7 | 0.78 |
| 11 | Derby County | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 20 | -8 | 7 | 0.70 |
| 12 | Everton | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 22 | -11 | 7 | 0.70 |
| 13 | Aston Villa | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 14 | -5 | 6 | 0.67 |
| 14 | Blackburn Rovers | 10 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | -4 | 6 | 0.60 |
| 15 | Middlesbrough | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 21 | -11 | 5 | 0.50 |
| 16 | Nottingham Forest | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 23 | -16 | 5 | 0.50 |
| 17 | Southampton | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 18 | -10 | 4 | 0.40 |
| 18 | Sunderland | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 21 | -16 | 3 | 0.30 |
| 19 | Tottenham Hotspur | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 22 | -15 | 2 | 0.22 |
| 20 | Leeds United | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 19 | -17 | 2 | 0.20 |
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
