| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Manchester Utd | 19 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 46:12 | 34 | 47 | |
| 2. | Liverpool | 19 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 39:7 | 32 | 46 | |
| 3. | Chelsea | 19 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 37:11 | 26 | 43 | |
| 4. | Arsenal | 19 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 43:16 | 27 | 42 | |
| 5. | Tottenham | 19 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 34:22 | 12 | 39 | |
| 6. | Portsmouth | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 28:15 | 13 | 38 | |
| 7. | Everton | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 33:17 | 16 | 37 | |
| 8. | Reading | 19 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 29:20 | 9 | 35 | |
| 9. | Middlesbrough | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 31:24 | 7 | 33 | |
| 10. | Bolton | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 26:20 | 6 | 32 | |
| 11. | Blackburn | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 31:25 | 6 | 30 | |
| 12. | Aston Villa | 19 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 20:14 | 6 | 29 | |
| 13. | Newcastle | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 23:20 | 3 | 28 | |
| 14. | Fulham | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 18:18 | 0 | 28 | |
| 15. | Sheffield Utd | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 24:21 | 3 | 27 | |
| 16. | Charlton | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 19:20 | -1 | 26 | |
| 17. | West Ham | 19 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 24:26 | -2 | 26 | |
| 18. | Manchester City | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10:16 | -6 | 21 | |
| 19. | Wigan | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 18:30 | -12 | 19 | |
| 20. | Watford | 19 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 19:25 | -6 | 18 |