| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | liverpool | 21 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 50 | 22 | 28 | 48 |
| 2 | arsenal | 21 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 41 | 19 | 22 | 43 |
| 3 | nottingham-forest | 21 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 30 | 20 | 10 | 41 |
| 4 | newcastle-united | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 37 | 22 | 15 | 38 |
| 5 | chelsea | 21 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 41 | 26 | 15 | 37 |
| 6 | manchester-city | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 38 | 29 | 9 | 35 |
| 7 | aston-villa | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 31 | 32 | -1 | 35 |
| 8 | bournemouth | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 32 | 25 | 7 | 34 |
| 9 | brighton | 21 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 32 | 29 | 3 | 31 |
| 10 | fulham | 21 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 32 | 30 | 2 | 30 |
| 11 | brentford | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 40 | 37 | 3 | 28 |
| 12 | manchester-united | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 26 | 29 | -3 | 26 |
| 13 | west-ham | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 27 | 41 | -14 | 26 |
| 14 | tottenham | 21 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 43 | 32 | 11 | 24 |
| 15 | crystal-palace | 21 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 23 | 28 | -5 | 24 |
| 16 | everton | 21 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 28 | -11 | 18 |
| 17 | wolves | 21 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 31 | 48 | -17 | 16 |
| 18 | ipswich-town | 21 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 37 | -17 | 16 |
| 19 | leicester-city | 21 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 23 | 46 | -23 | 14 |
| 20 | southampton | 21 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 47 | -34 | 6 |