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| Tables | First round | » Second round | First half | Second half |
| # | Team | M. | W | D | L | goals | Dif. | Pt. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
Arsenal FC | 19 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 35:12 | 23 | 45 |
| 2 |
|
Aston Villa | 19 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 29:23 | 6 | 35 |
| 3 |
|
Manchester United | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 28:13 | 15 | 34 |
| 4 |
|
Coventry City | 19 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 29:19 | 10 | 32 |
| 5 |
|
Liverpool FC | 19 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 36:25 | 11 | 31 |
| 6 |
|
West Ham United | 19 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 31:26 | 5 | 31 |
| 7 |
|
Southampton FC | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 27:26 | 1 | 28 |
| 8 |
|
Leicester City | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 28:23 | 5 | 26 |
| 9 |
|
Derby County | 19 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 19:22 | -3 | 26 |
| 10 |
|
Tottenham Hotspur | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 27:24 | 3 | 25 |
| 11 |
|
Leeds United | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 29:27 | 2 | 25 |
| 12 |
|
Chelsea FC | 19 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 26:24 | 2 | 25 |
| 13 |
|
Sheffield Wednesday | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 21:24 | -3 | 23 |
| 14 |
|
Everton FC | 19 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 24:29 | -5 | 23 |
| 15 |
|
Wimbledon FC | 19 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 15:24 | -9 | 21 |
| 16 |
|
Barnsley FC | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 20:32 | -12 | 21 |
| 17 |
|
Bolton Wanderers | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 25:32 | -7 | 20 |
| 18 |
|
Blackburn Rovers | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 21:33 | -12 | 19 |
| 19 |
|
Newcastle United | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 15:21 | -6 | 18 |
| 20 |
|
Crystal Palace | 19 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 20:46 | -26 | 12 |
