| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Liverpool | 38 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 45 | 84 | DLDLW |
| 2 |  Arsenal | 38 | 20 | 14 | 4 | 35 | 74 | WWDLD |
| 3 |  Manchester City | 38 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 28 | 71 | WWDWW |
| 4 |  Chelsea | 38 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 21 | 69 | WWLWW |
| 5 |  Newcastle | 38 | 20 | 6 | 12 | 21 | 66 | LLWDW |
| 6 |  Aston Villa | 38 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 66 | LWWWL |
| 7 |  Nottingham Forest | 38 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 65 | LWDDL |
| 8 |  Brighton | 38 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 61 | WWWDW |
| 9 |  Bournemouth | 38 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 56 | WLLWD |
| 10 |  Brentford | 38 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 9 | 56 | DLWWW |
| 11 |  Fulham | 38 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 54 | LWLLW |
| 12 |  Crystal Palace | 38 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 53 | DWWDD |
| 13 |  Everton | 38 | 11 | 15 | 12 | -2 | 48 | WWWDL |
| 14 |  West Ham | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | -16 | 43 | WLWDL |
| 15 |  Manchester United | 38 | 11 | 9 | 18 | -10 | 42 | WLLLD |
| 16 |  Wolves | 38 | 12 | 6 | 20 | -15 | 42 | DLLLW |
| 17 |  Tottenham | 38 | 11 | 5 | 22 | -1 | 38 | LLLDL |
| 18 |  Leicester | 38 | 6 | 7 | 25 | -47 | 25 | LWDWL |
| 19 |  Ipswich | 38 | 4 | 10 | 24 | -46 | 22 | LLLDL |
| 20 |  Southampton | 38 | 2 | 6 | 30 | -60 | 12 | LLDLL |