| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Nottingham Forest | 12 | 29 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | |||
| 2 | Liverpool | 12 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | |||
| 3 | West Bromwich Albion | 12 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | |||
| 4 | Everton | 12 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 5 | |||
| 5 | Manchester City | 12 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | |||
| 6 | Coventry City | 12 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | |||
| 7 | Norwich City | 12 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | |||
| 8 | Arsenal | 12 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | |||
| 9 | Aston Villa | 12 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | |||
| 10 | Manchester United | 11 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | |||
| 11 | Ipswich Town | 12 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |||
| 12 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 12 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | |||
| 13 | Middlesbrough | 12 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | |||
| 14 | Birmingham City | 12 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 12 | |||
| 15 | Leeds United | 12 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 13 | |||
| 16 | Derby County | 12 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 13 | |||
| 17 | Chelsea | 12 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | |||
| 18 | Bristol City | 11 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | |||
| 19 | Queens Park Rangers | 12 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | |||
| 20 | West Ham United | 12 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | |||
| 21 | Newcastle United | 12 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 14 | |||
| 22 | Leicester City | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10 | |||