| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Nottingham Forest | 17 | 36 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 8 | |||
| 2 | Everton | 17 | 33 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 8 | |||
| 3 | Coventry City | 17 | 31 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 16 | |||
| 4 | West Bromwich Albion | 17 | 30 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 15 | |||
| 5 | Liverpool | 17 | 29 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | |||
| 6 | Manchester City | 17 | 28 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | |||
| 7 | Arsenal | 17 | 28 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 8 | |||
| 8 | Norwich City | 17 | 27 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 17 | |||
| 9 | Aston Villa | 16 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 8 | |||
| 10 | Leeds United | 17 | 25 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 15 | |||
| 11 | Ipswich Town | 17 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 11 | |||
| 12 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 17 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | |||
| 13 | Manchester United | 16 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 17 | |||
| 14 | Birmingham City | 17 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 16 | |||
| 15 | Middlesbrough | 17 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 17 | |||
| 16 | Derby County | 17 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 17 | |||
| 17 | Chelsea | 17 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 14 | |||
| 18 | Bristol City | 16 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 8 | |||
| 19 | Queens Park Rangers | 17 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 14 | |||
| 20 | West Ham United | 17 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 14 | |||
| 21 | Leicester City | 17 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 13 | |||
| 22 | Newcastle United | 16 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 19 | |||