| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Chelsea | 28 | 71 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 6 | |||
| 2 | Manchester United | 29 | 63 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 10 | |||
| 3 | Arsenal | 29 | 61 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 39 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 15 | |||
| 4 | Everton | 28 | 51 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 16 | |||
| 5 | Liverpool | 28 | 43 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 20 | |||
| 6 | Middlesbrough | 29 | 42 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 25 | |||
| 7 | Bolton Wanderers | 28 | 40 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 22 | |||
| 8 | Charlton Athletic | 28 | 40 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 23 | |||
| 9 | Tottenham Hotspur | 28 | 39 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 27 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 12 | |||
| 10 | Aston Villa | 29 | 38 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 24 | |||
| 11 | Newcastle United | 28 | 37 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 21 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 23 | |||
| 12 | Manchester City | 28 | 36 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 19 | |||
| 13 | Birmingham City | 28 | 32 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 23 | |||
| 14 | Fulham | 28 | 30 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 25 | |||
| 15 | Portsmouth | 29 | 30 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 26 | |||
| 16 | Blackburn Rovers | 27 | 28 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 18 | |||
| 17 | Crystal Palace | 29 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 32 | |||
| 18 | Southampton | 29 | 24 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 22 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 25 | |||
| 19 | Norwich City | 29 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 31 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 27 | |||
| 20 | West Bromwich Albion | 27 | 18 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 28 | |||