| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Manchester United | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 7 | +10 | 17 | 1.89 |
| 2 | Chelsea | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 17 | 1.89 |
| 3 | Arsenal | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 11 | +1 | 12 | 1.33 |
| 4 | Everton | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | -1 | 11 | 1.22 |
| 5 | Aston Villa | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 17 | -5 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 6 | West Ham United | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 19 | -14 | 9 | 0.90 |
| 7 | Blackburn Rovers | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 21 | -12 | 8 | 0.89 |
| 8 | Bolton Wanderers | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 17 | -10 | 7 | 0.78 |
| 9 | Newcastle United | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 17 | -8 | 7 | 0.70 |
| 10 | Reading | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 18 | -5 | 6 | 0.67 |
| 11 | Liverpool | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 15 | -11 | 6 | 0.67 |
| 12 | Tottenham Hotspur | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 16 | -11 | 5 | 0.56 |
| 13 | Middlesbrough | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -8 | 5 | 0.50 |
| 14 | Charlton Athletic | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 24 | -16 | 5 | 0.50 |
| 15 | Wigan Athletic | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 22 | -13 | 4 | 0.40 |
| 16 | Portsmouth | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 18 | -12 | 3 | 0.33 |
| 17 | Fulham | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 24 | -17 | 3 | 0.30 |
| 18 | Watford | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 24 | -18 | 3 | 0.30 |
| 19 | Manchester City | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 20 | -13 | 2 | 0.20 |
| 20 | Sheffield United | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 25 | -22 | 0 | 0.00 |
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
