| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Liverpool | 25 | 49 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 18 | |||
| 2 | Aston Villa | 23 | 46 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 9 | |||
| 3 | Arsenal | 23 | 42 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 17 | |||
| 4 | Nottingham Forest | 24 | 39 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 12 | |||
| 5 | Southampton | 23 | 35 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 24 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 22 | |||
| 6 | Chelsea | 24 | 35 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 16 | |||
| 7 | Everton | 24 | 35 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 20 | |||
| 8 | Norwich City | 23 | 34 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 13 | |||
| 9 | Coventry City | 24 | 34 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 20 | |||
| 10 | Tottenham Hotspur | 23 | 33 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 13 | |||
| 11 | Derby County | 23 | 32 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 10 | |||
| 12 | Wimbledon | 23 | 31 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 11 | |||
| 13 | Queens Park Rangers | 23 | 30 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 14 | |||
| 14 | Manchester City | 24 | 27 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 24 | |||
| 15 | Sheffield Wednesday | 25 | 26 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 26 | |||
| 16 | Crystal Palace | 24 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 32 | |||
| 17 | Manchester United | 24 | 25 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 23 | |||
| 18 | Millwall | 24 | 24 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 28 | |||
| 19 | Luton Town | 23 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 22 | |||
| 20 | Charlton Athletic | 23 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 19 | |||