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| 03/12/1996 | Middlesbrough FC | - | Leicester City | 0:2 (0:1) | ||
| 04/12/1996 | Arsenal FC | - | Southampton FC | 3:1 (1:0) | ||
| West Ham United | - | Aston Villa | 0:2 (0:1) | |||
| 14/12/1996 | Leeds United | - | Tottenham Hotspur | 0:0 (0:0) | ||
| Wimbledon FC | - | Blackburn Rovers | 1:0 (0:0) | |||
| 15/12/1996 | Sunderland AFC | - | Chelsea FC | 3:0 (1:0) | ||
| 16/12/1996 | Derby County | - | Everton FC | 0:1 (0:0) | ||
| 17/12/1996 | Coventry City | - | Newcastle United | 2:1 (2:0) | ||
| Liverpool FC | - | Nottingham Forest | 4:2 (2:1) | |||
| 18/12/1996 | Sheffield Wednesday | - | Manchester United | 1:1 (0:0) |
| » Tables | Home | Away | First round | Second round | First half | Second half |
| # | Team | M. | W | D | L | goals | Dif. | Pt. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
Arsenal FC | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 34:16 | 18 | 35 |
| 2 |
|
Liverpool FC | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 30:16 | 14 | 34 |
| 3 |
|
Wimbledon FC | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 30:17 | 13 | 34 |
| 4 |
|
Newcastle United | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 27:19 | 8 | 30 |
| 5 |
|
Aston Villa | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 22:15 | 7 | 30 |
| 6 |
|
Manchester United | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 32:25 | 7 | 28 |
| 7 |
|
Everton FC | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 26:20 | 6 | 27 |
| 8 |
|
Chelsea FC | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 25:26 | -1 | 25 |
| 9 |
|
Sheffield Wednesday | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 18:19 | -1 | 25 |
| 10 |
|
Tottenham Hotspur | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 17:17 | 0 | 24 |
| 11 |
|
Derby County | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 19:20 | -1 | 22 |
| 12 |
|
Leicester City | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 17:22 | -5 | 21 |
| 13 |
|
Leeds United | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 15:20 | -5 | 21 |
| 14 |
|
Sunderland AFC | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 17:21 | -4 | 20 |
| 15 |
|
West Ham United | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 15:22 | -7 | 18 |
| 16 |
|
Blackburn Rovers | 17 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 16:22 | -6 | 13 |
| 17 |
|
Southampton FC | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 24:32 | -8 | 13 |
| 18 |
|
Coventry City | 17 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 12:24 | -12 | 13 |
| 19 |
|
Middlesbrough FC | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 20:28 | -8 | 12 |
| 20 |
|
Nottingham Forest | 17 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 14:29 | -15 | 10 |
