| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | liverpool | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 8 | 16 | 31 |
| 2 | manchester-city | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 23 |
| 3 | chelsea | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 22 |
| 4 | arsenal | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 22 |
| 5 | brighton | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 22 |
| 6 | tottenham | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 27 | 13 | 14 | 19 |
| 7 | nottingham-forest | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 19 |
| 8 | aston-villa | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 19 |
| 9 | fulham | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 18 |
| 10 | newcastle-united | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 18 |
| 11 | brentford | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 17 |
| 12 | manchester-united | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 16 |
| 13 | bournemouth | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 17 | -1 | 15 |
| 14 | west-ham | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 19 | -4 | 15 |
| 15 | everton | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 17 | -7 | 11 |
| 16 | leicester-city | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 23 | -8 | 10 |
| 17 | wolves | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 28 | -8 | 9 |
| 18 | ipswich-town | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 23 | -10 | 9 |
| 19 | crystal-palace | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 17 | -7 | 8 |
| 20 | southampton | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 24 | -15 | 4 |