| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Liverpool | 21 | 41 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 16 | |||
| 2 | Aston Villa | 20 | 37 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 9 | |||
| 3 | Arsenal | 20 | 36 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 16 | |||
| 4 | Southampton | 20 | 31 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 18 | |||
| 5 | Chelsea | 20 | 31 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 12 | |||
| 6 | Norwich City | 20 | 31 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 11 | |||
| 7 | Tottenham Hotspur | 20 | 31 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 12 | |||
| 8 | Nottingham Forest | 20 | 29 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 12 | |||
| 9 | Derby County | 20 | 28 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | |||
| 10 | Everton | 20 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 16 | |||
| 11 | Coventry City | 20 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 19 | |||
| 12 | Crystal Palace | 20 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 24 | |||
| 13 | Queens Park Rangers | 20 | 25 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 13 | |||
| 14 | Wimbledon | 20 | 24 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 11 | |||
| 15 | Manchester United | 20 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 21 | |||
| 16 | Manchester City | 20 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 20 | |||
| 17 | Millwall | 20 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 24 | |||
| 18 | Sheffield Wednesday | 21 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 24 | |||
| 19 | Luton Town | 20 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 18 | |||
| 20 | Charlton Athletic | 20 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 16 | |||