| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Form | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tottenham_Hotspur | 38 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 66 | 47 | 19 | 70 | wWwDwW | |
| 2 | Liverpool | 38 | 22 | 4 | 12 | 63 | 45 | 18 | 70 | lWDwLl | |
| 3 | Manchester_City | 38 | 21 | 6 | 11 | 92 | 55 | 37 | 69 | WwLwWl | |
| 4 | Arsenal | 38 | 21 | 6 | 11 | 78 | 56 | 22 | 69 | LwWdDw | |
| 5 | Manchester_United | 38 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 69 | 51 | 18 | 68 | wWlWdW | |
| 6 | Chelsea | 38 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 92 | 56 | 36 | 66 | lWwWwW | |
| 7 | Leeds_United | 38 | 20 | 6 | 12 | 81 | 58 | 23 | 66 | WlLlWl | |
| 8 | Southampton | 38 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 81 | 50 | 31 | 61 | dDlWdD | |
| 9 | Blackburn_Rovers | 38 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 57 | 49 | 8 | 60 | WlWdDl | |
| 10 | Aston_Villa | 38 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 71 | 51 | 20 | 59 | WdWwDW | |
| 11 | Newcastle_United | 38 | 15 | 6 | 17 | 61 | 64 | -3 | 51 | LWlDlW | |
| 12 | Barnsley | 38 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 49 | 57 | -8 | 49 | lWdLDw | |
| 13 | Leicester_City | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 60 | 76 | -16 | 46 | LlwLdW | |
| 14 | Crystal_Palace | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 42 | 59 | -17 | 44 | DlWLdW | |
| 15 | Cardiff_City | 38 | 11 | 7 | 20 | 47 | 63 | -16 | 40 | LlLllL | |
| 16 | West_Ham | 38 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 45 | 70 | -25 | 39 | wWdwLd | |
| 17 | Burnley | 38 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 63 | 95 | -32 | 38 | wLlWwL | |
| 18 | Everton | 38 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 42 | 78 | -36 | 33 | DlWlLl | |
| 19 | Watford | 38 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 38 | 93 | -55 | 29 | lLlLdl | |
| 20 | Sheffield_Wednesday | 38 | 5 | 12 | 21 | 43 | 67 | -24 | 27 | dlDlDl |