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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 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 19:5 | 14 | 40 |
| 2 |
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Manchester United | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 20:6 | 14 | 37 |
| 3 |
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Chelsea FC | 18 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 17:7 | 10 | 34 |
| 4 |
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Portsmouth FC | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 16:9 | 7 | 30 |
| 5 |
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Liverpool FC | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 14:7 | 7 | 27 |
| 6 |
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Bolton Wanderers | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 12:9 | 3 | 27 |
| 7 |
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Sheffield United | 18 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 11:9 | 2 | 27 |
| 8 |
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Middlesbrough FC | 18 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 10:11 | -1 | 23 |
| 9 |
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Tottenham Hotspur | 18 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 9:10 | -1 | 23 |
| 10 |
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Fulham FC | 18 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 11:15 | -4 | 23 |
| 11 |
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Aston Villa | 18 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 9:9 | 0 | 22 |
| 12 |
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Everton FC | 18 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 13:14 | -1 | 21 |
| 13 |
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Manchester City | 18 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 6:9 | -3 | 19 |
| 14 |
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West Ham United | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 8:15 | -7 | 19 |
| 15 |
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Newcastle United | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10:13 | -3 | 18 |
| 16 |
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Wigan Athletic | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10:14 | -4 | 18 |
| 17 |
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Reading FC | 18 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 5:12 | -7 | 17 |
| 18 |
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Watford FC | 18 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 8:14 | -6 | 16 |
| 19 |
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Blackburn Rovers | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 8:14 | -6 | 15 |
| 20 |
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Charlton Athletic | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 8:22 | -14 | 14 |
