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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 | 38 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 44:20 | 24 | 72 |
| 2 |
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Liverpool FC | 38 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 40:16 | 24 | 68 |
| 3 |
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Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 39:23 | 16 | 66 |
| 4 |
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Derby County | 38 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 28:17 | 11 | 62 |
| 5 |
|
Manchester United | 38 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 28:20 | 8 | 57 |
| 6 |
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Nottingham Forest | 38 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 28:24 | 4 | 56 |
| 7 |
|
Coventry City | 38 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 28:23 | 5 | 55 |
| 8 |
|
Everton FC | 38 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 26:19 | 7 | 54 |
| 9 |
|
Wimbledon FC | 38 | 12 | 17 | 9 | 25:22 | 3 | 53 |
| 10 |
|
Norwich City | 38 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 30:31 | -1 | 53 |
| 11 |
|
Queens Park Rangers | 38 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 26:20 | 6 | 52 |
| 12 |
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Luton Town | 38 | 9 | 19 | 10 | 21:25 | -4 | 46 |
| 13 |
|
Millwall FC | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 18:28 | -10 | 45 |
| 14 |
|
Sheffield Wednesday | 38 | 8 | 18 | 12 | 22:31 | -9 | 42 |
| 15 |
|
Charlton Athletic | 38 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 23:34 | -11 | 40 |
| 16 |
|
Middlesbrough FC | 38 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 25:31 | -6 | 39 |
| 17 |
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Aston Villa | 38 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 21:32 | -11 | 37 |
| 18 |
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Southampton FC | 38 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 28:43 | -15 | 37 |
| 19 |
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Newcastle United | 38 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 18:36 | -18 | 37 |
| 20 |
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West Ham United | 38 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 12:35 | -23 | 29 |
