League Table
| Team | Form | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | PTS | | 1 | Manchester City | W W W W W | 38 | 27 | 10 | 1 | 87 | 16 | 71 | 91 |
| 2 | Liverpool | L W W W W | 38 | 24 | 8 | 6 | 80 | 31 | 49 | 80 |
| 3 | Tottenham Hotspur | W W D W D | 38 | 23 | 7 | 8 | 65 | 30 | 35 | 76 |
| 4 | Manchester United | W W L L W | 38 | 22 | 4 | 12 | 67 | 35 | 32 | 70 |
| 5 | Arsenal | W L L D W | 38 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 62 | 30 | 32 | 70 |
| 6 | Chelsea | D L W W D | 38 | 20 | 7 | 11 | 65 | 45 | 20 | 67 |
| 7 | Newcastle United | W L L D W | 38 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 70 | 37 | 33 | 65 |
| 8 | Bournemouth | L W W L W | 38 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 46 | 50 | -4 | 58 |
| 9 | Brighton & Hove Albion | W W L L D | 38 | 16 | 6 | 16 | 53 | 48 | 5 | 54 |
| 10 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | W L W L W | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 48 | 61 | -13 | 52 |
| 11 | Crystal Palace | L W D W L | 38 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 53 | 57 | -4 | 51 |
| 12 | Aston Villa | L D L L L | 38 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 51 | 50 | 1 | 49 |
| 13 | West Ham United | L L W W W | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 47 | 58 | -11 | 46 |
| 14 | Everton | D D L W L | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 51 | 70 | -19 | 45 |
| 15 | Fulham | L D W W L | 38 | 11 | 7 | 20 | 47 | 70 | -23 | 40 |
| 16 | Nottingham Forest | W L W L D | 38 | 11 | 6 | 21 | 44 | 73 | -29 | 39 |
| 17 | Southampton | W L L L L | 38 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 36 | 83 | -47 | 31 |
| 18 | Brentford | L L L L L | 38 | 8 | 6 | 24 | 39 | 64 | -25 | 30 |
| 19 | Leicester City | L W L L L | 38 | 8 | 3 | 27 | 31 | 75 | -44 | 27 |
| 20 | Ipswich Town | L D W W L | 38 | 4 | 9 | 25 | 20 | 79 | -59 | 21 |
