| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | liverpool | 26 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 62 | 24 | 38 | 63 |
| 2 | arsenal | 26 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 51 | 23 | 28 | 53 |
| 3 | nottingham-forest | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 44 | 33 | 11 | 47 |
| 4 | manchester-city | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 52 | 37 | 15 | 44 |
| 5 | newcastle-united | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 46 | 36 | 10 | 44 |
| 6 | bournemouth | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 44 | 30 | 14 | 43 |
| 7 | chelsea | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 48 | 36 | 12 | 43 |
| 8 | aston-villa | 26 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 37 | 39 | -2 | 41 |
| 9 | brighton | 26 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 42 | 38 | 4 | 40 |
| 10 | fulham | 26 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 38 | 35 | 3 | 39 |
| 11 | brentford | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 47 | 42 | 5 | 37 |
| 12 | tottenham | 26 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 53 | 38 | 15 | 33 |
| 13 | crystal-palace | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 31 | 32 | -1 | 33 |
| 14 | everton | 26 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 29 | 33 | -4 | 31 |
| 15 | manchester-united | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 30 | 37 | -7 | 30 |
| 16 | west-ham | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 30 | 47 | -17 | 30 |
| 17 | wolves | 26 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 36 | 54 | -18 | 22 |
| 18 | ipswich-town | 26 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 24 | 54 | -30 | 17 |
| 19 | leicester-city | 26 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 25 | 59 | -34 | 17 |
| 20 | southampton | 26 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 19 | 61 | -42 | 9 |