| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Chelsea | 32 | 81 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 31 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 7 | |||
| 2 | Arsenal | 32 | 70 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 43 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 30 | 15 | |||
| 3 | Manchester United | 32 | 67 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 27 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 12 | |||
| 4 | Everton | 32 | 54 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 19 | |||
| 5 | Liverpool | 32 | 50 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 21 | |||
| 6 | Bolton Wanderers | 32 | 49 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 23 | |||
| 7 | Tottenham Hotspur | 32 | 46 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 30 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 15 | |||
| 8 | Middlesbrough | 32 | 45 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 25 | |||
| 9 | Charlton Athletic | 32 | 44 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 27 | |||
| 10 | Aston Villa | 32 | 42 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 26 | |||
| 11 | Manchester City | 32 | 40 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 23 | |||
| 12 | Newcastle United | 31 | 38 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 24 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 25 | |||
| 13 | Birmingham City | 32 | 37 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 26 | |||
| 14 | Blackburn Rovers | 32 | 36 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 18 | |||
| 15 | Portsmouth | 32 | 34 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 29 | |||
| 16 | Fulham | 31 | 33 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 29 | |||
| 17 | West Bromwich Albion | 32 | 28 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 31 | |||
| 18 | Southampton | 32 | 27 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 23 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 29 | |||
| 19 | Crystal Palace | 32 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 40 | |||
| 20 | Norwich City | 32 | 23 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 25 | 31 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 32 | |||