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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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Aston Villa | 38 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 34:25 | 9 | 65 |
| 2 |
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Liverpool FC | 38 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 42:22 | 20 | 63 |
| 3 |
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Nottingham Forest | 38 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 32:20 | 12 | 63 |
| 4 |
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Everton FC | 38 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 34:24 | 10 | 61 |
| 5 |
|
Chelsea FC | 38 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 31:24 | 7 | 59 |
| 6 |
|
Arsenal FC | 38 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 31:21 | 10 | 58 |
| 7 |
|
Southampton FC | 38 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 43:39 | 4 | 58 |
| 8 |
|
Luton Town | 38 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 28:28 | 0 | 56 |
| 9 |
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Derby County | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 25:24 | 1 | 50 |
| 10 |
|
Manchester United | 38 | 10 | 19 | 9 | 27:23 | 4 | 49 |
| 11 |
|
Manchester City | 38 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 23:31 | -8 | 49 |
| 12 |
|
Queens Park Rangers | 38 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 24:26 | -2 | 48 |
| 13 |
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Coventry City | 38 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 23:30 | -7 | 48 |
| 14 |
|
Wimbledon FC | 38 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 26:24 | 2 | 47 |
| 15 |
|
Crystal Palace | 38 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 22:36 | -14 | 44 |
| 16 |
|
Norwich City | 38 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 21:32 | -11 | 43 |
| 17 |
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Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 26:30 | -4 | 42 |
| 18 |
|
Charlton Athletic | 38 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 20:30 | -10 | 41 |
| 19 |
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Sheffield Wednesday | 38 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 19:29 | -10 | 39 |
| 20 |
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Millwall FC | 38 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 22:35 | -13 | 35 |
