| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Form | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester_City | 38 | 25 | 7 | 6 | 93 | 46 | 47 | 82 | WwWwWl | |
| 2 | Manchester_United | 38 | 25 | 4 | 9 | 81 | 52 | 29 | 79 | LwWWwW | |
| 3 | Arsenal | 38 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 83 | 54 | 29 | 68 | wDwDdW | |
| 4 | Chelsea | 38 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 57 | 40 | 17 | 66 | wWdWdW | |
| 5 | West_Ham | 38 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 88 | 69 | 19 | 62 | lDlWll | |
| 6 | Leeds_United | 38 | 19 | 5 | 14 | 84 | 67 | 17 | 62 | WwLlWl | |
| 7 | Newcastle_United | 38 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 71 | 50 | 21 | 60 | lLlWwW | |
| 8 | Burnley | 38 | 18 | 6 | 14 | 82 | 69 | 13 | 60 | wLdwDl | |
| 9 | Aston_Villa | 38 | 17 | 6 | 15 | 77 | 69 | 8 | 57 | WwwWlW | |
| 10 | Liverpool | 38 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 60 | 49 | 11 | 56 | LdDlWw | |
| 11 | Blackburn_Rovers | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 83 | 83 | 0 | 53 | ldWlDd | |
| 12 | Southampton | 38 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 61 | 65 | -4 | 53 | WwDdWl | |
| 13 | Crystal_Palace | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 46 | 59 | -13 | 50 | lWwWlD | |
| 14 | Tottenham_Hotspur | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 51 | 69 | -18 | 45 | DlLwLw | |
| 15 | Barnsley | 38 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 59 | 82 | -23 | 44 | dLdLwD | |
| 16 | Everton | 38 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 45 | 66 | -21 | 40 | WLdLlD | |
| 17 | Sheffield_Wednesday | 38 | 10 | 7 | 21 | 55 | 72 | -17 | 37 | dLlLWd | |
| 18 | Wolves | 38 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 46 | 79 | -33 | 36 | LdDlLL | |
| 19 | Sheffield_United | 38 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 55 | 92 | -37 | 29 | lDDlLd | |
| 20 | Brighton | 38 | 3 | 8 | 27 | 34 | 79 | -45 | 17 | DlLllL |