| 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 | Bolton Wanderers | 34 | 53 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 24 | |||
| 6 | Liverpool | 33 | 51 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 21 | |||
| 7 | Tottenham Hotspur | 33 | 47 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 30 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 17 | |||
| 8 | Middlesbrough | 33 | 46 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 25 | |||
| 9 | Aston Villa | 33 | 45 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 28 | |||
| 10 | Charlton Athletic | 33 | 44 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 27 | 23 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 27 | |||
| 11 | Manchester City | 33 | 41 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 24 | |||
| 12 | Birmingham City | 33 | 38 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 26 | |||
| 13 | Newcastle United | 31 | 38 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 24 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 25 | |||
| 14 | Blackburn Rovers | 32 | 36 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 18 | |||
| 15 | Fulham | 33 | 35 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 30 | |||
| 16 | Portsmouth | 33 | 35 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 22 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 29 | |||
| 17 | Southampton | 34 | 28 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 25 | 25 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 30 | |||
| 18 | West Bromwich Albion | 32 | 28 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 31 | |||
| 19 | Crystal Palace | 33 | 27 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 40 | |||
| 20 | Norwich City | 33 | 24 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 25 | 31 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 35 | |||