| Tables | Home | Away | First round | Second round | » First half | Second half |
| # | Team | M. | W | D | L | goals | Dif. | Pt. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
Chelsea FC | 38 | 22 | 12 | 4 | 45:15 | 30 | 78 |
| 2 |
|
Manchester United | 38 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 47:23 | 24 | 72 |
| 3 |
|
Liverpool FC | 38 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 30:16 | 14 | 70 |
| 4 |
|
Arsenal FC | 38 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 44:21 | 23 | 63 |
| 5 |
|
Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 30:22 | 8 | 60 |
| 6 |
|
Blackburn Rovers | 38 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 30:29 | 1 | 58 |
| 7 |
|
Wigan Athletic | 38 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 29:27 | 2 | 55 |
| 8 |
|
Bolton Wanderers | 38 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 30:24 | 6 | 54 |
| 9 |
|
Newcastle United | 38 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 28:26 | 2 | 53 |
| 10 |
|
West Ham United | 38 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 32:35 | -3 | 49 |
| 11 |
|
Middlesbrough FC | 38 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 29:33 | -4 | 49 |
| 12 |
|
Manchester City | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 28:28 | 0 | 47 |
| 13 |
|
Fulham FC | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 31:36 | -5 | 46 |
| 14 |
|
Everton FC | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 24:29 | -5 | 45 |
| 15 |
|
Charlton Athletic | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 26:34 | -8 | 44 |
| 16 |
|
West Bromwich Albion | 38 | 8 | 16 | 14 | 17:32 | -15 | 40 |
| 17 |
|
Aston Villa | 38 | 7 | 16 | 15 | 18:33 | -15 | 37 |
| 18 |
|
Portsmouth FC | 38 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 18:35 | -17 | 34 |
| 19 |
|
Birmingham City | 38 | 5 | 18 | 15 | 16:31 | -15 | 33 |
| 20 |
|
Sunderland AFC | 38 | 4 | 14 | 20 | 17:40 | -23 | 26 |