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 10 23   4 1 0 8 1   3 1 1 4 1
3 Everton 10 22   3 0 2 5 6   4 1 0 8 3
4 Bolton Wanderers 10 18   3 2 0 9 4   2 1 2 7 8
5 Liverpool 9 16   4 0 0 10 1   1 1 3 6 7
6 Middlesbrough 9 14   2 1 1 6 5   2 1 2 10 7
7 Manchester United 9 14   2 2 0 5 3   1 3 1 4 4
8 Aston Villa 10 14   3 2 0 9 3   0 3 2 4 9
9 Newcastle United 9 13   2 1 1 8 4   1 3 1 9 10
10 Tottenham Hotspur 10 13   1 2 2 3 4   2 2 1 3 2
11 Charlton Athletic 10 12   3 2 0 7 2   0 1 4 2 15
12 Manchester City 9 11   2 1 2 6 3   1 1 2 3 4
13 Portsmouth 8 11   3 1 1 9 6   0 1 2 3 5
14 Birmingham City 9 8   1 3 1 4 4   0 2 2 3 5
15 Crystal Palace 10 8   2 0 3 7 7   0 2 3 4 8
16 Fulham 10 8   2 0 3 5 9   0 2 3 5 10
17 West Bromwich Albion 10 8   1 4 0 5 4   0 1 4 3 12
18 Norwich City 10 6   0 3 2 6 10   0 3 2 3 7
19 Blackburn Rovers 10 6   1 3 1 5 8   0 0 5 2 14
20 Southampton 9 5   1 1 2 5 6   0 1 4 1 6