| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Liverpool | 20 | 50 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 8 | |||
| 2 | Nottingham Forest | 19 | 40 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 11 | |||
| 3 | Arsenal | 21 | 40 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | |||
| 4 | Everton | 21 | 37 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 8 | |||
| 5 | Manchester United | 20 | 35 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 13 | |||
| 6 | Queens Park Rangers | 21 | 33 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 17 | |||
| 7 | Wimbledon | 21 | 31 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 15 | |||
| 8 | Chelsea | 21 | 29 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 23 | |||
| 9 | Southampton | 21 | 28 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 18 | |||
| 10 | West Ham United | 21 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 12 | |||
| 11 | Luton Town | 20 | 25 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 14 | |||
| 12 | Tottenham Hotspur | 21 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 14 | |||
| 13 | Newcastle United | 20 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 17 | |||
| 14 | Derby County | 20 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 13 | |||
| 15 | Coventry City | 20 | 24 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 11 | |||
| 16 | Sheffield Wednesday | 21 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 20 | |||
| 17 | Oxford United | 21 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 17 | |||
| 18 | Portsmouth | 21 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 24 | |||
| 19 | Charlton Athletic | 21 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 17 | |||
| 20 | Norwich City | 21 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 15 | |||
| 21 | Watford | 20 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 15 | |||