| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | liverpool | 28 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 67 | 25 | 42 | 69 |
| 2 | arsenal | 28 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 52 | 24 | 28 | 55 |
| 3 | nottingham-forest | 28 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 45 | 33 | 12 | 51 |
| 4 | chelsea | 28 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 53 | 36 | 17 | 49 |
| 5 | manchester-city | 28 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 53 | 38 | 15 | 47 |
| 6 | newcastle-united | 28 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 47 | 38 | 9 | 47 |
| 7 | brighton | 28 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 46 | 40 | 6 | 46 |
| 8 | bournemouth | 28 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 47 | 34 | 13 | 44 |
| 9 | aston-villa | 28 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 39 | 43 | -4 | 44 |
| 10 | fulham | 28 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 41 | 38 | 3 | 42 |
| 11 | crystal-palace | 28 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 36 | 33 | 3 | 39 |
| 12 | brentford | 28 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 48 | 44 | 4 | 38 |
| 13 | tottenham | 28 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 55 | 41 | 14 | 34 |
| 14 | manchester-united | 28 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 34 | 40 | -6 | 34 |
| 15 | everton | 28 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 31 | 35 | -4 | 33 |
| 16 | west-ham | 28 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 32 | 48 | -16 | 33 |
| 17 | wolves | 28 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 38 | 57 | -19 | 23 |
| 18 | ipswich-town | 28 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 26 | 58 | -32 | 17 |
| 19 | leicester-city | 28 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 25 | 62 | -37 | 17 |
| 20 | southampton | 28 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 20 | 68 | -48 | 9 |