| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Liverpool | 24 | 49 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 11 | |||
| 2 | Manchester United | 25 | 49 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 15 | |||
| 3 | Ipswich Town | 27 | 43 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 21 | |||
| 4 | Southampton | 27 | 42 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 34 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 16 | |||
| 5 | Arsenal | 26 | 40 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 12 | |||
| 6 | Nottingham Forest | 25 | 40 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 22 | |||
| 7 | Aston Villa | 24 | 39 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 11 | |||
| 8 | Crystal Palace | 27 | 38 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 22 | |||
| 9 | Coventry City | 26 | 38 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 29 | |||
| 10 | Norwich City | 25 | 37 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 24 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 21 | |||
| 11 | Tottenham Hotspur | 26 | 37 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 24 | |||
| 12 | Middlesbrough | 24 | 36 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 15 | |||
| 13 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 25 | 36 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 20 | |||
| 14 | Leeds United | 26 | 36 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 18 | |||
| 15 | Manchester City | 26 | 32 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 28 | |||
| 16 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 26 | 31 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 23 | |||
| 17 | West Bromwich Albion | 26 | 30 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 24 | |||
| 18 | Everton | 26 | 29 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 16 | |||
| 19 | Stoke City | 25 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 18 | |||
| 20 | Bristol City | 27 | 23 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 21 | |||
| 21 | Derby County | 27 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 19 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 22 | |||
| 22 | Bolton Wanderers | 24 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 31 | |||