| P | Team | M | W | D | L | GD | P | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool | 38 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 45 | 84 | D L D L W |
| 2 | Arsenal | 38 | 20 | 14 | 4 | 35 | 74 | W W D L D |
| 3 | Manchester City | 38 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 28 | 71 | W W D W W |
| 4 | Chelsea | 38 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 21 | 69 | W W L W W |
| 5 | Newcastle United | 38 | 20 | 6 | 12 | 21 | 66 | L L W D W |
| 6 | Aston Villa | 38 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 66 | L W W W L |
| 7 | Nottingham Forest | 38 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 65 | L W D D L |
| 8 | Brighton | 38 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 61 | W W W D W |
| 9 | Bournemouth | 38 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 56 | W L L W D |
| 10 | Brentford | 38 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 9 | 56 | D L W W W |
| 11 | Fulham | 38 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 54 | L W L L W |
| 12 | Crystal Palace | 38 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 53 | D W W D D |
| 13 | Everton | 38 | 11 | 15 | 12 | -2 | 48 | W W W D L |
| 14 | West Ham | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | -16 | 43 | W L W D L |
| 15 | Manchester United | 38 | 11 | 9 | 18 | -10 | 42 | W L L L D |
| 16 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 38 | 12 | 6 | 20 | -15 | 42 | D L L L W |
| 17 | Tottenham | 38 | 11 | 5 | 22 | -1 | 38 | L L L D L |
| 18 | Leicester | 38 | 6 | 7 | 25 | -47 | 25 | L W D W L |
| 19 | Ipswich | 38 | 4 | 10 | 24 | -46 | 22 | L L L D L |
| 20 | Southampton | 38 | 2 | 6 | 30 | -60 | 12 | L L D L L |