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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 | 20 | 15 | 3 | 38:11 | 27 | 75 |
| 2 |
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Chelsea FC | 38 | 17 | 20 | 1 | 31:8 | 23 | 71 |
| 3 |
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Manchester United | 38 | 16 | 17 | 5 | 22:10 | 12 | 65 |
| 4 |
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Manchester City | 38 | 15 | 18 | 5 | 29:14 | 15 | 63 |
| 5 |
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Newcastle United | 38 | 13 | 17 | 8 | 24:17 | 7 | 56 |
| 6 |
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Bolton Wanderers | 38 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 23:16 | 7 | 56 |
| 7 |
|
Charlton Athletic | 38 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 21:19 | 2 | 52 |
| 8 |
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Middlesbrough FC | 38 | 10 | 21 | 7 | 20:17 | 3 | 51 |
| 9 |
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Birmingham City | 38 | 10 | 18 | 10 | 22:16 | 6 | 48 |
| 10 |
|
Liverpool FC | 38 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 22:24 | -2 | 47 |
| 11 |
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Blackburn Rovers | 38 | 9 | 18 | 11 | 15:19 | -4 | 45 |
| 12 |
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West Bromwich Albion | 38 | 7 | 20 | 11 | 15:25 | -10 | 41 |
| 13 |
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Fulham FC | 38 | 8 | 16 | 14 | 20:24 | -4 | 40 |
| 14 |
|
Portsmouth FC | 38 | 6 | 22 | 10 | 25:32 | -7 | 40 |
| 15 |
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Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | 5 | 24 | 9 | 16:18 | -2 | 39 |
| 16 |
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Everton FC | 38 | 5 | 24 | 9 | 14:22 | -8 | 39 |
| 17 |
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Crystal Palace | 38 | 5 | 22 | 11 | 17:24 | -7 | 37 |
| 18 |
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Aston Villa | 38 | 7 | 15 | 16 | 21:35 | -14 | 36 |
| 19 |
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Southampton FC | 38 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 21:40 | -19 | 30 |
| 20 |
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Norwich City | 38 | 3 | 17 | 18 | 14:39 | -25 | 26 |
