| Pos | Clubs | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LIVERPOOL | 18 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 14 | 32 | 52 |
| 2 | LEICESTER CITY | 19 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 41 | 18 | 23 | 39 |
| 3 | MANCHESTER CITY | 19 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 52 | 23 | 29 | 38 |
| 4 | CHELSEA | 19 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 33 | 27 | 6 | 32 |
| 5 | WOLVERHAMPTON | 19 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 29 | 24 | 5 | 30 |
| 6 | TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 34 | 27 | 7 | 29 |
| 7 | SHEFFIELD UNITED | 19 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 29 |
| 8 | MANCHESTER UNITED | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 30 | 23 | 7 | 28 |
| 9 | CRYSTAL PALACE | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 21 | -4 | 26 |
| 10 | NEWCASTLE UNITED | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 28 | -9 | 25 |
| 11 | ARSENAL | 19 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 25 | 28 | -3 | 24 |
| 12 | BURNLEY | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 23 | 30 | -7 | 24 |
| 13 | EVERTON | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 29 | -8 | 22 |
| 14 | SOUTHAMPTON | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 23 | 37 | -14 | 21 |
| 15 | BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 28 | -6 | 20 |
| 16 | BOURNEMOUTH | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 26 | -6 | 20 |
| 17 | WEST HAM UNITED | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 30 | -10 | 19 |
| 18 | ASTON VILLA | 19 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 25 | 33 | -8 | 18 |
| 19 | WATFORD | 19 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 33 | -21 | 13 |
| 20 | NORWICH CITY | 19 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 19 | 38 | -19 | 12 |
