| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Chelsea | 21 | 52 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 5 | |||
| 2 | Arsenal | 21 | 47 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 27 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 12 | |||
| 3 | Manchester United | 21 | 43 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 8 | |||
| 4 | Everton | 21 | 40 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | |||
| 5 | Liverpool | 22 | 37 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 14 | |||
| 6 | Middlesbrough | 21 | 35 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 15 | |||
| 7 | Tottenham Hotspur | 21 | 32 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 5 | |||
| 8 | Charlton Athletic | 22 | 31 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 20 | |||
| 9 | Aston Villa | 22 | 28 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 19 | |||
| 10 | Manchester City | 21 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 14 | |||
| 11 | Portsmouth | 21 | 27 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | |||
| 12 | Birmingham City | 21 | 26 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 16 | |||
| 13 | Newcastle United | 22 | 26 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 21 | |||
| 14 | Bolton Wanderers | 21 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 19 | |||
| 15 | Blackburn Rovers | 22 | 22 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 17 | |||
| 16 | Fulham | 21 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 16 | |||
| 17 | Crystal Palace | 22 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 22 | |||
| 18 | Norwich City | 22 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 20 | |||
| 19 | Southampton | 21 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 21 | |||
| 20 | West Bromwich Albion | 22 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 24 | |||