Table
| P | Pts | GF | GA | GD | w | d | l | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Arsenal FC | 34 | 77 | 82 | 26 | 56 | 24 | 5 | 5 |
| 2. | Manchester City | 33 | 76 | 80 | 32 | 48 | 23 | 7 | 3 |
| 3. | Liverpool FC | 35 | 75 | 77 | 36 | 41 | 22 | 9 | 4 |
| 4. | Aston Villa | 35 | 67 | 73 | 52 | 21 | 20 | 7 | 8 |
| 5. | Tottenham Hotspur | 32 | 60 | 65 | 49 | 16 | 18 | 6 | 8 |
| 6. | Manchester United | 34 | 54 | 52 | 51 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 12 |
| 7. | Newcastle United | 34 | 53 | 74 | 55 | 19 | 16 | 5 | 13 |
| 8. | West Ham United | 35 | 49 | 56 | 65 | -9 | 13 | 10 | 12 |
| 9. | Chelsea FC | 33 | 48 | 63 | 59 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 11 |
| 10. | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 35 | 46 | 48 | 55 | -7 | 13 | 7 | 15 |
| 11. | AFC Bournemouth | 34 | 45 | 49 | 60 | -11 | 12 | 9 | 13 |
| 12. | Brighton and Hove Albion | 33 | 44 | 52 | 54 | -2 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| 13. | Fulham FC | 35 | 43 | 51 | 55 | -4 | 12 | 7 | 16 |
| 14. | Crystal Palace | 35 | 40 | 45 | 57 | -12 | 10 | 10 | 15 |
| 15. | Everton FC -8 * | 35 | 36 | 37 | 48 | -11 | 12 | 8 | 15 |
| 16. | Brentford FC | 35 | 35 | 52 | 60 | -8 | 9 | 8 | 18 |
| 17. | Nottingham Forest -4 * | 34 | 26 | 42 | 60 | -18 | 7 | 9 | 18 |
| 18. | Luton Town | 35 | 25 | 48 | 77 | -29 | 6 | 7 | 22 |
| 19. | Burnley FC | 35 | 24 | 38 | 70 | -32 | 5 | 9 | 21 |
| 20. | Sheffield United | 35 | 16 | 34 | 97 | -63 | 3 | 7 | 25 |
*) The values marked represent starting points that have already been deducted from the points total in the table (but not from the home and away tables)