| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | liverpool | 35 | 25 | 7 | 3 | 81 | 35 | 46 | 82 |
| 2 | arsenal | 35 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 64 | 31 | 33 | 67 |
| 3 | manchester-city | 35 | 19 | 7 | 9 | 67 | 43 | 24 | 64 |
| 4 | newcastle-united | 35 | 19 | 6 | 10 | 66 | 45 | 21 | 63 |
| 5 | chelsea | 35 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 62 | 41 | 21 | 63 |
| 6 | nottingham-forest | 35 | 18 | 7 | 10 | 54 | 42 | 12 | 61 |
| 7 | aston-villa | 35 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 55 | 49 | 6 | 60 |
| 8 | bournemouth | 35 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 55 | 42 | 13 | 53 |
| 9 | brentford | 35 | 15 | 7 | 13 | 62 | 53 | 9 | 52 |
| 10 | brighton | 35 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 57 | 56 | 1 | 52 |
| 11 | fulham | 35 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 50 | 47 | 3 | 51 |
| 12 | crystal-palace | 35 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 44 | 48 | -4 | 46 |
| 13 | wolves | 35 | 12 | 5 | 18 | 51 | 62 | -11 | 41 |
| 14 | everton | 35 | 8 | 15 | 12 | 36 | 43 | -7 | 39 |
| 15 | manchester-united | 35 | 10 | 9 | 16 | 42 | 51 | -9 | 39 |
| 16 | tottenham | 35 | 11 | 5 | 19 | 63 | 57 | 6 | 38 |
| 17 | west-ham | 35 | 9 | 10 | 16 | 40 | 59 | -19 | 37 |
| 18 | ipswich-town | 35 | 4 | 10 | 21 | 35 | 76 | -41 | 22 |
| 19 | leicester-city | 35 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 29 | 76 | -47 | 21 |
| 20 | southampton | 35 | 2 | 5 | 28 | 25 | 82 | -57 | 11 |