| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | liverpool | 18 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 42 | 19 | 23 | 43 |
| 2 | arsenal | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 35 | 16 | 19 | 36 |
| 3 | chelsea | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 38 | 21 | 17 | 35 |
| 4 | nottingham-forest | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 19 | 5 | 34 |
| 5 | newcastle-united | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 30 | 21 | 9 | 29 |
| 6 | bournemouth | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 27 | 21 | 6 | 29 |
| 7 | manchester-city | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 30 | 26 | 4 | 28 |
| 8 | fulham | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 26 | 23 | 3 | 28 |
| 9 | aston-villa | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 29 | -3 | 28 |
| 10 | brighton | 18 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 27 | 26 | 1 | 26 |
| 11 | brentford | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 24 |
| 12 | tottenham | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 39 | 26 | 13 | 23 |
| 13 | west-ham | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 30 | -7 | 23 |
| 14 | manchester-united | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 24 | -3 | 22 |
| 15 | everton | 18 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 17 | 24 | -7 | 18 |
| 16 | crystal-palace | 18 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 26 | -8 | 17 |
| 17 | wolves | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 29 | 40 | -11 | 15 |
| 18 | leicester-city | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 22 | 40 | -18 | 14 |
| 19 | ipswich-town | 18 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 33 | -17 | 12 |
| 20 | southampton | 18 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 37 | -26 | 6 |