| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Aston Villa | 17 | 33 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 6 | |||
| 2 | Manchester United | 16 | 30 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 11 | |||
| 3 | Leeds United | 17 | 29 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 11 | |||
| 4 | Chelsea | 16 | 29 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 11 | |||
| 5 | Middlesbrough | 17 | 27 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 12 | |||
| 6 | Arsenal | 17 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 7 | |||
| 7 | West Ham United | 17 | 26 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | |||
| 8 | Wimbledon | 17 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 17 | |||
| 9 | Leicester City | 17 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | |||
| 10 | Derby County | 17 | 23 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | |||
| 11 | Tottenham Hotspur | 17 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | |||
| 12 | Liverpool | 17 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 12 | |||
| 13 | Sheffield Wednesday | 17 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | |||
| 14 | Everton | 17 | 22 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | |||
| 15 | Newcastle United | 17 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 11 | |||
| 16 | Charlton Athletic | 17 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 19 | |||
| 17 | Coventry City | 17 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 15 | |||
| 18 | Blackburn Rovers | 17 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 14 | |||
| 19 | Nottingham Forest | 17 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 21 | |||
| 20 | Southampton | 17 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 17 | |||