| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Manchester United | 12 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 3 | |||
| 2 | Chelsea | 12 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 4 | |||
| 3 | Aston Villa | 12 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | |||
| 4 | Bolton Wanderers | 12 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | |||
| 5 | Portsmouth | 12 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | |||
| 6 | Arsenal | 10 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | |||
| 7 | Everton | 12 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | |||
| 8 | Wigan Athletic | 11 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | |||
| 9 | Liverpool | 11 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9 | |||
| 10 | Fulham | 12 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 11 | |||
| 11 | Tottenham Hotspur | 11 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | |||
| 12 | Middlesbrough | 12 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | |||
| 13 | Reading | 11 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | |||
| 14 | Manchester City | 12 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 14 | |||
| 15 | Blackburn Rovers | 12 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | |||
| 16 | West Ham United | 12 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 9 | |||
| 17 | Sheffield United | 12 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | |||
| 18 | Newcastle United | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | |||
| 19 | Watford | 12 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 | |||
| 20 | Charlton Athletic | 12 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 12 | |||