| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | liverpool | 30 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 70 | 27 | 43 | 73 |
| 2 | arsenal | 30 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 55 | 25 | 30 | 61 |
| 3 | nottingham-forest | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 50 | 35 | 15 | 57 |
| 4 | newcastle-united | 30 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 54 | 39 | 15 | 53 |
| 5 | chelsea | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 54 | 37 | 17 | 52 |
| 6 | manchester-city | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 57 | 40 | 17 | 51 |
| 7 | aston-villa | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 44 | 45 | -1 | 48 |
| 8 | brighton | 30 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 48 | 45 | 3 | 47 |
| 9 | fulham | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 44 | 40 | 4 | 45 |
| 10 | bournemouth | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 49 | 38 | 11 | 44 |
| 11 | brentford | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 51 | 47 | 4 | 41 |
| 12 | crystal-palace | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 37 | 39 | -2 | 40 |
| 13 | manchester-united | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 37 | 41 | -4 | 37 |
| 14 | tottenham | 30 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 55 | 44 | 11 | 34 |
| 15 | everton | 30 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 32 | 37 | -5 | 34 |
| 16 | west-ham | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 33 | 50 | -17 | 34 |
| 17 | wolves | 30 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 41 | 58 | -17 | 29 |
| 18 | ipswich-town | 30 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 30 | 63 | -33 | 20 |
| 19 | leicester-city | 30 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 25 | 67 | -42 | 17 |
| 20 | southampton | 30 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 22 | 71 | -49 | 10 |