Pos Team Pld Pts GD Home   Away
  W D L F A   W D L F A
1 Newcastle United 12 31   6 0 0 17 3   4 1 1 12 6
2 Manchester United 12 26   5 1 0 13 4   3 1 2 10 8
3 Arsenal 12 24   4 2 0 10 4   3 1 2 6 2
4 Liverpool 12 23   5 1 0 16 2   2 1 3 9 8
5 Aston Villa 12 23   4 1 1 8 3   3 1 2 9 6
6 Middlesbrough 12 22   4 2 0 8 2   2 2 2 4 5
7 Nottingham Forest 11 21   3 2 0 10 5   2 4 0 9 7
8 Leeds United 12 21   4 0 2 9 7   2 3 1 9 7
9 Tottenham Hotspur 12 19   2 1 3 7 8   3 3 0 12 8
10 Chelsea 12 16   2 3 1 7 6   2 1 3 4 8
11 Blackburn Rovers 11 14   4 1 1 13 5   0 1 4 3 10
12 West Ham United 12 13   1 2 3 7 12   2 2 2 4 4
13 Sheffield Wednesday 12 12   1 1 4 3 8   2 2 2 6 5
14 Southampton 12 12   2 2 2 8 8   1 1 4 5 12
15 Queens Park Rangers 12 10   1 1 4 6 13   2 0 4 4 6
16 Wimbledon 11 10   2 1 3 9 11   1 0 4 6 14
17 Everton 11 9   1 1 3 6 9   1 2 3 6 7
18 Bolton Wanderers 12 8   2 2 2 6 7   0 0 6 6 16
19 Coventry City 12 7   1 2 3 5 9   0 2 4 5 15
20 Manchester City 12 5   1 2 3 2 5   0 0 6 2 16