| Tables | Home | Away | First round | Second round | » First half | Second half |
| # | Team | M. | W | D | L | goals | Dif. | Pt. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Ipswich Town | 18 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 17:6 | 11 | 26:8 |
| 2 |
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Liverpool FC | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 15:7 | 8 | 24:15 |
| 3 |
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Arsenal FC | 18 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 10:4 | 6 | 23:10 |
| 4 |
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Manchester United | 18 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 8:4 | 4 | 21:13 |
| 5 |
|
Aston Villa | 18 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 10:8 | 2 | 21:10 |
| 6 |
|
Everton FC | 18 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 13:10 | 3 | 20:10 |
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Tottenham Hotspur | 18 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 13:10 | 3 | 20:12 | |
| 8 |
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Middlesbrough FC | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 11:8 | 3 | 20:14 |
| 9 |
|
Nottingham Forest | 18 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 12:10 | 2 | 20:11 |
| 10 |
|
Sunderland AFC | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 12:10 | 2 | 17:19 |
| 11 |
|
Norwich City | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 10:10 | 0 | 17:16 |
| 12 |
|
Wolverhampton Wanderers | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 11:13 | -2 | 17:18 |
| 13 |
|
Coventry City | 18 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 8:10 | -2 | 17:13 |
| 14 |
|
Southampton FC | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 17:15 | 2 | 16:20 |
| 15 |
|
West Bromwich Albion | 18 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 6:8 | -2 | 16:18 |
| 16 |
|
Birmingham City | 18 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 11:15 | -4 | 16:18 |
| 17 |
|
Stoke City | 18 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 10:14 | -4 | 16:20 |
| 18 |
|
Brighton & Hove Albion | 18 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 5:10 | -5 | 15:14 |
| 19 |
|
Leeds United | 18 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 6:14 | -8 | 15:14 |
| 20 |
|
Manchester City | 18 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 8:13 | -5 | 14:19 |
| 21 |
|
Leicester City | 18 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 5:10 | -5 | 14:16 |
| 22 |
|
Crystal Palace | 18 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 7:16 | -9 | 11:20 |