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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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Manchester United | 19 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 18:4 | 14 | 38 |
| 2 |
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Chelsea FC | 19 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 15:5 | 10 | 37 |
| 3 |
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Reading FC | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 15:12 | 3 | 31 |
| 4 |
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Aston Villa | 19 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 12:9 | 3 | 31 |
| 5 |
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Bolton Wanderers | 19 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 10:6 | 4 | 29 |
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Everton FC | 19 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 10:6 | 4 | 29 | |
| 7 |
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Portsmouth FC | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 9:8 | 1 | 26 |
| 8 |
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Wigan Athletic | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 11:11 | 0 | 26 |
| 9 |
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Liverpool FC | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 12:8 | 4 | 25 |
| 10 |
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Newcastle United | 19 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 10:8 | 2 | 25 |
| 11 |
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Tottenham Hotspur | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 14:15 | -1 | 25 |
| 12 |
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Arsenal FC | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 13:11 | 2 | 22 |
| 13 |
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Blackburn Rovers | 19 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 10:13 | -3 | 21 |
| 14 |
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Fulham FC | 19 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 7:13 | -6 | 20 |
| 15 |
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Watford FC | 19 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 5:9 | -4 | 19 |
| 16 |
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Manchester City | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 9:15 | -6 | 19 |
| 17 |
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Charlton Athletic | 19 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 5:10 | -5 | 18 |
| 18 |
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Middlesbrough FC | 19 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 6:13 | -7 | 16 |
| 19 |
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Sheffield United | 19 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 4:13 | -9 | 16 |
| 20 |
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West Ham United | 19 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 3:9 | -6 | 15 |
