| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | liverpool | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 31 | 13 | 18 | 36 |
| 2 | chelsea | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 35 | 18 | 17 | 31 |
| 3 | arsenal | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 29 | 15 | 14 | 29 |
| 4 | manchester-city | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 21 | 6 | 27 |
| 5 | nottingham-forest | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 25 |
| 6 | aston-villa | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 25 |
| 7 | brighton | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 25 | 22 | 3 | 24 |
| 8 | bournemouth | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 20 | 3 | 24 |
| 9 | brentford | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 31 | 28 | 3 | 23 |
| 10 | fulham | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 23 |
| 11 | tottenham | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 31 | 19 | 12 | 20 |
| 12 | newcastle-united | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 21 | -2 | 20 |
| 13 | manchester-united | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 19 |
| 14 | west-ham | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 28 | -8 | 18 |
| 15 | everton | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 23 | -7 | 15 |
| 16 | leicester-city | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 30 | -9 | 14 |
| 17 | crystal-palace | 15 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 20 | -6 | 13 |
| 18 | ipswich-town | 15 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 27 | -13 | 9 |
| 19 | wolves | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 23 | 38 | -15 | 9 |
| 20 | southampton | 15 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 31 | -20 | 5 |