| Pos | Clubs | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MANCHESTER CITY | 17 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 40 | 9 | 31 | 41 |
| 2 | LIVERPOOL | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 48 | 13 | 35 | 40 |
| 3 | CHELSEA | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 39 | 12 | 27 | 37 |
| 4 | ARSENAL | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 22 | 1 | 29 |
| 5 | WEST HAM UNITED | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 21 | 7 | 28 |
| 6 | MANCHESTER UNITED | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 24 | 2 | 27 |
| 7 | TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 17 | -1 | 25 |
| 8 | WOLVERHAMPTON | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 14 | -1 | 24 |
| 9 | LEICESTER CITY | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 22 |
| 10 | ASTON VILLA | 17 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 23 | 25 | -2 | 22 |
| 11 | CRYSTAL PALACE | 17 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 20 |
| 12 | BRENTFORD | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 22 | -1 | 20 |
| 13 | BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION | 16 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 17 | -3 | 20 |
| 14 | EVERTON | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 29 | -8 | 19 |
| 15 | SOUTHAMPTON | 17 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 26 | -10 | 17 |
| 16 | LEEDS UNITED | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 32 | -15 | 16 |
| 17 | WATFORD | 16 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 21 | 31 | -10 | 13 |
| 18 | BURNLEY | 15 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 21 | -7 | 11 |
| 19 | NEWCASTLE UNITED | 17 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 37 | -19 | 10 |
| 20 | NORWICH CITY | 17 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 34 | -26 | 10 |
