| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Manchester United | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 34 | 15 | +19 | 36 | 2.00 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 28 | 14 | +14 | 36 | 2.00 |
| 3 | Chelsea | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 27 | 14 | +13 | 33 | 1.83 |
| 4 | Liverpool | 18 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 14 | +8 | 29 | 1.61 |
| 5 | Manchester City | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 23 | -9 | 20 | 1.11 |
| 6 | Aston Villa | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 31 | -5 | 19 | 1.06 |
| 7 | Portsmouth | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 20 | -7 | 19 | 1.06 |
| 8 | Everton | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 20 | -4 | 18 | 1.00 |
| 9 | Tottenham Hotspur | 20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 33 | -5 | 19 | 0.95 |
| 10 | West Ham United | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 28 | -17 | 16 | 0.89 |
| 11 | Middlesbrough | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 35 | -10 | 17 | 0.85 |
| 12 | Fulham | 20 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 35 | -18 | 16 | 0.80 |
| 13 | Blackburn Rovers | 18 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 22 | -12 | 14 | 0.78 |
| 14 | Wigan Athletic | 20 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 31 | -15 | 15 | 0.75 |
| 15 | Birmingham City | 20 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 22 | 35 | -13 | 12 | 0.60 |
| 16 | Reading | 20 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 38 | -19 | 12 | 0.60 |
| 17 | Sunderland | 20 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 37 | -25 | 10 | 0.50 |
| 18 | Bolton Wanderers | 20 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 40 | -26 | 10 | 0.50 |
| 19 | Newcastle United | 20 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 50 | -34 | 10 | 0.50 |
| 20 | Derby County | 20 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 62 | -50 | 2 | 0.10 |
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
