| » Tables | Home | Away | First round | Second round | First half | Second half |
| # | Team | M. | W | D | L | goals | Dif. | Pt. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Liverpool FC | 42 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 81:30 | 51 | 60:24 |
| 2 |
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Manchester United | 42 | 24 | 10 | 8 | 65:35 | 30 | 58:26 |
| 3 |
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Ipswich Town | 42 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 68:39 | 29 | 53:31 |
| 4 |
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Arsenal FC | 42 | 18 | 16 | 8 | 52:36 | 16 | 52:32 |
| 5 |
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Nottingham Forest | 42 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 63:43 | 20 | 48:36 |
| 6 |
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Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 58:47 | 11 | 47:37 |
| 7 |
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Aston Villa | 42 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 51:50 | 1 | 46:38 |
| 8 |
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Southampton FC | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 65:53 | 12 | 45:39 |
| 9 |
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Middlesbrough FC | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 50:44 | 6 | 44:40 |
| 10 |
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West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 11 | 19 | 12 | 54:50 | 4 | 41:43 |
| 11 |
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Leeds United | 42 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 46:50 | -4 | 40:44 |
| 12 |
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Norwich City | 42 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 58:66 | -8 | 40:44 |
| 13 |
|
Crystal Palace | 42 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 41:50 | -9 | 40:44 |
| 14 |
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Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 52:62 | -10 | 40:44 |
| 15 |
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Coventry City | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 56:66 | -10 | 39:45 |
| 16 |
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Brighton & Hove Albion | 42 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 47:57 | -10 | 37:47 |
| 17 |
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Manchester City | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 43:66 | -23 | 37:47 |
| 18 |
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Stoke City | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 44:58 | -14 | 36:48 |
| 19 |
|
Everton FC | 42 | 9 | 17 | 16 | 43:51 | -8 | 35:49 |
| 20 |
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Bristol City | 42 | 9 | 13 | 20 | 37:66 | -29 | 31:53 |
| 21 |
|
Derby County | 42 | 11 | 8 | 23 | 47:67 | -20 | 30:54 |
| 22 |
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Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 5 | 15 | 22 | 38:73 | -35 | 25:59 |