| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Form | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chelsea | 38 | 25 | 7 | 6 | 97 | 42 | 55 | 82 | wWwWlW | |
| 2 | Manchester_City | 38 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 89 | 38 | 51 | 77 | wWdDdW | |
| 3 | Aston_Villa | 38 | 23 | 4 | 11 | 68 | 44 | 24 | 73 | lWwDlW | |
| 4 | Manchester_United | 38 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 84 | 44 | 40 | 72 | LwwLwD | |
| 5 | Tottenham_Hotspur | 38 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 78 | 46 | 32 | 68 | wWdDwW | |
| 6 | Arsenal | 38 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 67 | 61 | 6 | 62 | dLwDWl | |
| 7 | Liverpool | 38 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 62 | 42 | 20 | 60 | DwWdWd | |
| 8 | Blackburn_Rovers | 38 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 67 | 59 | 8 | 60 | wLddWl | |
| 9 | Burnley | 38 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 72 | 64 | 8 | 55 | LdWWwL | |
| 10 | Southampton | 38 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 72 | 56 | 16 | 54 | lWDwDl | |
| 11 | Barnsley | 38 | 15 | 6 | 17 | 54 | 62 | -8 | 51 | LlLwLw | |
| 12 | Wolves | 38 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 56 | 63 | -7 | 49 | WwLdWw | |
| 13 | Crystal_Palace | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 60 | 76 | -16 | 48 | LlLwwL | |
| 14 | West_Ham | 38 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 56 | 60 | -4 | 43 | LwDlLw | |
| 15 | Leeds_United | 38 | 11 | 7 | 20 | 48 | 68 | -20 | 40 | wLlLll | |
| 16 | Cardiff_City | 38 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 52 | 93 | -41 | 38 | dlLdLd | |
| 17 | Newcastle_United | 38 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 63 | 89 | -26 | 36 | dLlLwL | |
| 18 | Bristol_City | 38 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 40 | 76 | -36 | 35 | DDwWlD | |
| 19 | Leicester_City | 38 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 34 | 72 | -38 | 30 | DlDlLl | |
| 20 | Sheffield_United | 38 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 29 | 93 | -64 | 18 | WlLlLW |