| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | liverpool | 24 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 58 | 23 | 35 | 57 |
| 2 | arsenal | 24 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 49 | 22 | 27 | 50 |
| 3 | nottingham-forest | 24 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 40 | 27 | 13 | 47 |
| 4 | chelsea | 24 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 47 | 31 | 16 | 43 |
| 5 | manchester-city | 24 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 48 | 35 | 13 | 41 |
| 6 | newcastle-united | 24 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 42 | 29 | 13 | 41 |
| 7 | bournemouth | 24 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 41 | 28 | 13 | 40 |
| 8 | aston-villa | 24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 34 | 37 | -3 | 37 |
| 9 | fulham | 24 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 36 | 32 | 4 | 36 |
| 10 | brighton | 24 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 35 | 38 | -3 | 34 |
| 11 | brentford | 24 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 31 |
| 12 | crystal-palace | 24 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 28 | 30 | -2 | 30 |
| 13 | manchester-united | 24 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 28 | 34 | -6 | 29 |
| 14 | tottenham | 24 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 48 | 37 | 11 | 27 |
| 15 | everton | 24 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 25 | 30 | -5 | 27 |
| 16 | west-ham | 24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 29 | 46 | -17 | 27 |
| 17 | wolves | 24 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 34 | 52 | -18 | 19 |
| 18 | leicester-city | 24 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 25 | 53 | -28 | 17 |
| 19 | ipswich-town | 24 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 22 | 49 | -27 | 16 |
| 20 | southampton | 24 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 18 | 54 | -36 | 9 |