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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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Manchester United | 38 | 21 | 13 | 4 | 43:19 | 24 | 76 |
| 2 |
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Newcastle United | 38 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 38:20 | 18 | 68 |
| 3 |
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Liverpool FC | 38 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 38:17 | 21 | 64 |
| 4 |
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Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | 15 | 17 | 6 | 32:18 | 14 | 62 |
| 5 |
|
Everton FC | 38 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 34:23 | 11 | 60 |
| 6 |
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Arsenal FC | 38 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 29:17 | 12 | 59 |
| 7 |
|
Blackburn Rovers | 38 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 34:28 | 6 | 55 |
| 8 |
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Aston Villa | 38 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 31:27 | 4 | 54 |
| 9 |
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West Ham United | 38 | 11 | 17 | 10 | 26:26 | 0 | 50 |
| 10 |
|
Leeds United | 38 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 20:25 | -5 | 50 |
| 11 |
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Wimbledon FC | 38 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 31:33 | -2 | 47 |
| 12 |
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Nottingham Forest | 38 | 10 | 16 | 12 | 24:33 | -9 | 46 |
| 13 |
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Coventry City | 38 | 9 | 17 | 12 | 24:32 | -8 | 44 |
| 14 |
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Chelsea FC | 38 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 18:23 | -5 | 42 |
| 15 |
|
Southampton FC | 38 | 7 | 21 | 10 | 19:29 | -10 | 42 |
| 16 |
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Manchester City | 38 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 22:34 | -12 | 42 |
| 17 |
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Middlesbrough FC | 38 | 7 | 17 | 14 | 17:27 | -10 | 38 |
| 18 |
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Queens Park Rangers | 38 | 7 | 15 | 16 | 23:35 | -12 | 36 |
| 19 |
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Sheffield Wednesday | 38 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 25:40 | -15 | 34 |
| 20 |
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Bolton Wanderers | 38 | 4 | 13 | 21 | 20:42 | -22 | 25 |
