Pos Team Pld Pts GD Home   Away
  W D L F A   W D L F A
1 Arsenal 9 25   4 1 0 17 6   4 0 0 12 2
2 Chelsea 9 20   3 1 0 4 1   3 1 1 4 1
3 Everton 9 19   3 0 2 5 6   3 1 0 5 1
4 Bolton Wanderers 9 15   3 2 0 9 4   1 1 2 5 7
5 Middlesbrough 9 14   2 1 1 6 5   2 1 2 10 7
6 Manchester United 9 14   2 2 0 5 3   1 3 1 4 4
7 Liverpool 8 13   3 0 0 8 1   1 1 3 6 7
8 Tottenham Hotspur 8 13   1 2 1 2 2   2 2 0 3 1
9 Newcastle United 8 12   2 1 1 8 4   1 2 1 8 9
10 Manchester City 9 11   2 1 2 6 3   1 1 2 3 4
11 Aston Villa 9 11   2 2 0 7 3   0 3 2 4 9
12 Charlton Athletic 8 11   3 1 0 6 1   0 1 3 2 13
13 Portsmouth 7 8   2 1 1 8 6   0 1 2 3 5
14 Birmingham City 9 8   1 3 1 4 4   0 2 2 3 5
15 West Bromwich Albion 9 8   1 4 0 5 4   0 1 3 3 9
16 Fulham 9 8   2 0 3 5 9   0 2 2 5 8
17 Norwich City 9 6   0 3 1 4 7   0 3 2 3 7
18 Blackburn Rovers 9 6   1 3 1 5 8   0 0 4 2 10
19 Southampton 9 5   1 1 2 5 6   0 1 4 1 6
20 Crystal Palace 9 5   1 0 3 4 7   0 2 3 4 8