| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Chelsea | 19 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 37 | 9 | +28 | 48 | 2.53 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 19 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 33 | 17 | +16 | 39 | 2.05 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 27 | 14 | +13 | 35 | 1.84 |
| 4 | Bolton Wanderers | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 26 | -2 | 26 | 1.37 |
| 5 | Everton | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 31 | -10 | 23 | 1.21 |
| 6 | Manchester City | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 25 | -2 | 22 | 1.16 |
| 7 | Middlesbrough | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 27 | -3 | 22 | 1.16 |
| 8 | Tottenham Hotspur | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 19 | -8 | 20 | 1.05 |
| 9 | Blackburn Rovers | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 21 | -10 | 19 | 1.00 |
| 10 | Liverpool | 19 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 21 | 26 | -5 | 18 | 0.95 |
| 11 | Charlton Athletic | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 29 | -16 | 18 | 0.95 |
| 12 | Aston Villa | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 35 | -16 | 17 | 0.89 |
| 13 | Newcastle United | 19 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 32 | -10 | 16 | 0.84 |
| 14 | Fulham | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 23 | 34 | -11 | 16 | 0.84 |
| 15 | Birmingham City | 19 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 31 | -15 | 15 | 0.79 |
| 16 | West Bromwich Albion | 19 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 19 | 37 | -18 | 11 | 0.58 |
| 17 | Portsmouth | 19 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 33 | -20 | 11 | 0.58 |
| 18 | Crystal Palace | 19 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 43 | -23 | 10 | 0.53 |
| 19 | Southampton | 19 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 36 | -21 | 8 | 0.42 |
| 20 | Norwich City | 19 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 45 | -32 | 7 | 0.37 |
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
