| Pos | Clubs | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MANCHESTER CITY | 22 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 54 | 13 | 41 | 56 |
| 2 | LIVERPOOL | 21 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 55 | 18 | 37 | 45 |
| 3 | CHELSEA | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 45 | 17 | 28 | 43 |
| 4 | WEST HAM UNITED | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 41 | 30 | 11 | 37 |
| 5 | ARSENAL | 20 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 33 | 25 | 8 | 35 |
| 6 | TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 20 | 3 | 33 |
| 7 | MANCHESTER UNITED | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 32 | 29 | 3 | 32 |
| 8 | WOLVERHAMPTON | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 31 |
| 9 | BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION | 20 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 28 |
| 10 | LEICESTER CITY | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 31 | 33 | -2 | 25 |
| 11 | CRYSTAL PALACE | 21 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 30 | 31 | -1 | 24 |
| 12 | SOUTHAMPTON | 21 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 25 | 33 | -8 | 24 |
| 13 | ASTON VILLA | 20 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 27 | 32 | -5 | 23 |
| 14 | BRENTFORD | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 24 | 33 | -9 | 23 |
| 15 | LEEDS UNITED | 20 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 24 | 39 | -15 | 22 |
| 16 | EVERTON | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 24 | 34 | -10 | 19 |
| 17 | WATFORD | 19 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 23 | 37 | -14 | 14 |
| 18 | NORWICH CITY | 21 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 45 | -35 | 13 |
| 19 | NEWCASTLE UNITED | 20 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 20 | 43 | -23 | 12 |
| 20 | BURNLEY | 17 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 27 | -11 | 11 |
