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| Tables | Home | Away | First round | Second round | First half | » Second half |
| # | Team | M. | W | D | L | goals | Dif. | Pt. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Arsenal FC | 20 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 24:12 | 12 | 29:13 |
| 2 |
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West Bromwich Albion | 20 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 32:21 | 11 | 27:13 |
| 3 |
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Wolverhampton Wanderers | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 37:26 | 11 | 26:14 |
| 4 |
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Preston North End | 20 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 36:26 | 10 | 25:15 |
| 5 |
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Blackpool FC | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 43:31 | 12 | 24:16 |
| 6 |
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Burnley FC | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 26:22 | 4 | 24:16 |
| 7 |
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Sunderland AFC | 20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 29:28 | 1 | 23:15 |
| 8 |
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Middlesbrough FC | 20 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 30:23 | 7 | 22:15 |
| 9 |
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Aston Villa | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 24:26 | -2 | 20:20 |
| 10 |
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Portsmouth FC | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 32:31 | 1 | 19:22 |
| 11 |
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Cardiff City | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 23:22 | 1 | 19:20 |
| 12 |
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Newcastle United | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 31:33 | -2 | 19:22 |
| 13 |
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Bolton Wanderers | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 24:31 | -7 | 19:22 |
| 14 |
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Manchester United | 20 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 13:20 | -7 | 19:16 |
| 15 |
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Tottenham Hotspur | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 28:25 | 3 | 18:22 |
| 16 |
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Charlton Athletic | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 37:37 | 0 | 18:22 |
| 17 |
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Sheffield Wednesday | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 25:28 | -3 | 18:24 |
| 18 |
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Liverpool FC | 20 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 15:24 | -9 | 18:18 |
| 19 |
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Chelsea FC | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 30:32 | -2 | 16:24 |
| 20 |
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Derby County | 20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 22:26 | -4 | 15:22 |
| 21 |
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Manchester City | 20 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 27:42 | -15 | 11:28 |
| 22 |
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Stoke City | 20 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 20:42 | -22 | 11:29 |
