| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Manchester United | 28 | 69 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 11 | |||
| 2 | Chelsea | 27 | 60 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 30 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 11 | |||
| 3 | Liverpool | 28 | 53 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 16 | |||
| 4 | Arsenal | 26 | 49 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 32 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 12 | |||
| 5 | Bolton Wanderers | 27 | 47 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 16 | |||
| 6 | Reading | 28 | 43 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 20 | |||
| 7 | Everton | 28 | 42 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 14 | |||
| 8 | Portsmouth | 27 | 41 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 16 | |||
| 9 | Newcastle United | 27 | 36 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 19 | |||
| 10 | Tottenham Hotspur | 27 | 36 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 23 | |||
| 11 | Middlesbrough | 28 | 35 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 20 | |||
| 12 | Blackburn Rovers | 27 | 34 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 22 | |||
| 13 | Aston Villa | 27 | 32 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 22 | |||
| 14 | Fulham | 28 | 32 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 31 | |||
| 15 | Manchester City | 26 | 30 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 21 | |||
| 16 | Sheffield United | 28 | 30 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 24 | |||
| 17 | Wigan Athletic | 27 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 24 | |||
| 18 | Charlton Athletic | 28 | 23 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 30 | |||
| 19 | West Ham United | 28 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 29 | |||
| 20 | Watford | 28 | 19 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 23 | |||