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