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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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Derby County | 20 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 32:18 | 14 | 29:10 |
| 2 |
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Portsmouth FC | 20 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 30:13 | 17 | 27:13 |
| 3 |
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Newcastle United | 20 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 40:27 | 13 | 26:13 |
| 4 |
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Arsenal FC | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 20:10 | 10 | 25:16 |
| 5 |
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Wolverhampton Wanderers | 20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 40:25 | 15 | 23:16 |
| 6 |
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Stoke City | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 33:26 | 7 | 23:17 |
| 7 |
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Manchester City | 20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 27:27 | 0 | 23:17 |
| 8 |
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Birmingham City | 20 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 24:14 | 10 | 22:16 |
| 9 |
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Manchester United | 20 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 23:14 | 9 | 22:16 |
| 10 |
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Liverpool FC | 20 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 15:10 | 5 | 22:16 |
| 11 |
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Charlton Athletic | 20 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 32:31 | 1 | 22:19 |
| 12 |
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Blackpool FC | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 29:30 | -1 | 21:19 |
| 13 |
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Bolton Wanderers | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 31:35 | -4 | 20:18 |
| 14 |
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Sunderland AFC | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 27:29 | -2 | 19:21 |
| 15 |
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Burnley FC | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 22:27 | -5 | 18:22 |
| 16 |
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Chelsea FC | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 34:34 | 0 | 17:25 |
| 17 |
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Everton FC | 20 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 15:38 | -23 | 15:24 |
| 18 |
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Middlesbrough FC | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 20:29 | -9 | 14:26 |
| 19 |
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Huddersfield Town | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 22:38 | -16 | 14:26 |
| 20 |
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Preston North End | 20 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 30:38 | -8 | 13:28 |
| 21 |
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Sheffield United | 20 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 22:38 | -16 | 13:29 |
| 22 |
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Aston Villa | 20 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 27:44 | -17 | 12:27 |
