| Tables | Home | Away | First round | Second round | First half | » Second half |
| # | Team | M. | W | D | L | goals | Dif. | Pt. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
Chelsea FC | 38 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 27:7 | 20 | 68 |
| 2 |
|
Liverpool FC | 38 | 15 | 21 | 2 | 27:9 | 18 | 66 |
| 3 |
|
Manchester United | 38 | 14 | 21 | 3 | 25:11 | 14 | 63 |
| 4 |
|
Arsenal FC | 38 | 12 | 22 | 4 | 24:10 | 14 | 58 |
| 5 |
|
Blackburn Rovers | 38 | 9 | 25 | 4 | 21:13 | 8 | 52 |
| 6 |
|
Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | 10 | 20 | 8 | 23:16 | 7 | 50 |
| 7 |
|
Aston Villa | 38 | 9 | 22 | 7 | 24:22 | 2 | 49 |
| 8 |
|
Newcastle United | 38 | 10 | 17 | 11 | 19:16 | 3 | 47 |
| 9 |
|
West Ham United | 38 | 9 | 19 | 10 | 20:20 | 0 | 46 |
| 10 |
|
Bolton Wanderers | 38 | 6 | 26 | 6 | 19:17 | 2 | 44 |
| 11 |
|
Portsmouth FC | 38 | 9 | 17 | 12 | 19:27 | -8 | 44 |
| 12 |
|
Fulham FC | 38 | 7 | 21 | 10 | 17:22 | -5 | 42 |
| 13 |
|
Middlesbrough FC | 38 | 7 | 21 | 10 | 19:25 | -6 | 42 |
| 14 |
|
Everton FC | 38 | 6 | 24 | 8 | 10:20 | -10 | 42 |
| 15 |
|
Charlton Athletic | 38 | 7 | 20 | 11 | 15:21 | -6 | 41 |
| 16 |
|
Manchester City | 38 | 4 | 25 | 9 | 15:20 | -5 | 37 |
| 17 |
|
Birmingham City | 38 | 4 | 25 | 9 | 12:19 | -7 | 37 |
| 18 |
|
Wigan Athletic | 38 | 4 | 23 | 11 | 16:25 | -9 | 35 |
| 19 |
|
West Bromwich Albion | 38 | 4 | 21 | 13 | 14:26 | -12 | 33 |
| 20 |
|
Sunderland AFC | 38 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 9:29 | -20 | 30 |