| Pos | Clubs | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MANCHESTER CITY | 24 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 57 | 14 | 43 | 60 |
| 2 | LIVERPOOL | 23 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 60 | 19 | 41 | 51 |
| 3 | CHELSEA | 24 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 48 | 18 | 30 | 47 |
| 4 | WEST HAM UNITED | 24 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 42 | 31 | 11 | 40 |
| 5 | ARSENAL | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 34 | 25 | 9 | 39 |
| 6 | MANCHESTER UNITED | 23 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 37 | 31 | 6 | 39 |
| 7 | TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR | 21 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 28 | 27 | 1 | 36 |
| 8 | WOLVERHAMPTON | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 34 |
| 9 | BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION | 22 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 30 |
| 10 | SOUTHAMPTON | 23 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 29 | 36 | -7 | 28 |
| 11 | ASTON VILLA | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 31 | 35 | -4 | 27 |
| 12 | LEICESTER CITY | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 34 | 39 | -5 | 26 |
| 13 | CRYSTAL PALACE | 23 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 32 | 35 | -3 | 25 |
| 14 | BRENTFORD | 24 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 26 | 40 | -14 | 23 |
| 15 | LEEDS UNITED | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 27 | 43 | -16 | 23 |
| 16 | EVERTON | 21 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 25 | 38 | -13 | 19 |
| 17 | NEWCASTLE UNITED | 22 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 24 | 44 | -20 | 18 |
| 18 | NORWICH CITY | 23 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 46 | -32 | 17 |
| 19 | WATFORD | 22 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 23 | 41 | -18 | 15 |
| 20 | BURNLEY | 20 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 17 | 28 | -11 | 14 |
