| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Chelsea | 20 | 49 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 5 | |||
| 2 | Arsenal | 19 | 41 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 27 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 11 | |||
| 3 | Manchester United | 20 | 40 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 8 | |||
| 4 | Everton | 20 | 40 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 7 | |||
| 5 | Middlesbrough | 20 | 35 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 15 | |||
| 6 | Liverpool | 20 | 34 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 13 | |||
| 7 | Charlton Athletic | 20 | 31 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 19 | |||
| 8 | Tottenham Hotspur | 20 | 29 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 5 | |||
| 9 | Birmingham City | 20 | 26 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 14 | |||
| 10 | Portsmouth | 20 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | |||
| 11 | Aston Villa | 20 | 25 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 17 | |||
| 12 | Manchester City | 20 | 24 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 14 | |||
| 13 | Bolton Wanderers | 20 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 19 | |||
| 14 | Newcastle United | 19 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 21 | |||
| 15 | Blackburn Rovers | 20 | 19 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 16 | |||
| 16 | Fulham | 20 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 16 | |||
| 17 | Crystal Palace | 20 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 19 | |||
| 18 | Norwich City | 20 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 19 | |||
| 19 | Southampton | 20 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 19 | |||
| 20 | West Bromwich Albion | 20 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 23 | |||