| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | liverpool | 20 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 49 | 21 | 28 | 47 |
| 2 | arsenal | 20 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 39 | 18 | 21 | 40 |
| 3 | nottingham-forest | 20 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 19 | 10 | 40 |
| 4 | chelsea | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 39 | 24 | 15 | 36 |
| 5 | newcastle-united | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 34 | 22 | 12 | 35 |
| 6 | manchester-city | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 36 | 27 | 9 | 34 |
| 7 | bournemouth | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 30 | 23 | 7 | 33 |
| 8 | aston-villa | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 30 | 32 | -2 | 32 |
| 9 | fulham | 20 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 30 | 27 | 3 | 30 |
| 10 | brighton | 20 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 30 | 29 | 1 | 28 |
| 11 | brentford | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 38 | 35 | 3 | 27 |
| 12 | tottenham | 20 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 42 | 30 | 12 | 24 |
| 13 | manchester-united | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 28 | -5 | 23 |
| 14 | west-ham | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 39 | -15 | 23 |
| 15 | crystal-palace | 20 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 21 | 28 | -7 | 21 |
| 16 | everton | 20 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 27 | -10 | 18 |
| 17 | wolves | 20 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 31 | 45 | -14 | 16 |
| 18 | ipswich-town | 20 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 35 | -15 | 16 |
| 19 | leicester-city | 20 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 23 | 44 | -21 | 14 |
| 20 | southampton | 20 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 44 | -32 | 6 |