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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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Arsenal FC | 38 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 45:15 | 30 | 74 |
| 2 |
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Manchester United | 38 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 34:18 | 16 | 66 |
| 3 |
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Blackburn Rovers | 38 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 26:18 | 8 | 61 |
| 4 |
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Chelsea FC | 38 | 14 | 17 | 7 | 30:19 | 11 | 59 |
| 5 |
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Newcastle United | 38 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 27:26 | 1 | 59 |
| 6 |
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Liverpool FC | 38 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 18:13 | 5 | 57 |
| 7 |
|
Everton FC | 38 | 11 | 17 | 10 | 24:22 | 2 | 50 |
| 8 |
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Charlton Athletic | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 23:25 | -2 | 50 |
| 9 |
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Leeds United | 38 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 28:26 | 2 | 49 |
| 10 |
|
Middlesbrough FC | 38 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 21:19 | 2 | 49 |
| 11 |
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Aston Villa | 38 | 9 | 21 | 8 | 18:16 | 2 | 48 |
| 12 |
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Southampton FC | 38 | 9 | 21 | 8 | 19:20 | -1 | 48 |
| 13 |
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Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | 9 | 20 | 9 | 21:22 | -1 | 47 |
| 14 |
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Fulham FC | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 21:24 | -3 | 46 |
| 15 |
|
Manchester City | 38 | 9 | 17 | 12 | 19:26 | -7 | 44 |
| 16 |
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Birmingham City | 38 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 12:23 | -11 | 38 |
| 17 |
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West Ham United | 38 | 7 | 17 | 14 | 15:27 | -12 | 38 |
| 18 |
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Bolton Wanderers | 38 | 6 | 19 | 13 | 13:21 | -8 | 37 |
| 19 |
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Sunderland AFC | 38 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 8:30 | -22 | 34 |
| 20 |
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West Bromwich Albion | 38 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 13:25 | -12 | 32 |
