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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 | 20 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 23:6 | 17 | 46 |
| 2 |
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Manchester United | 20 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 26:7 | 19 | 43 |
| 3 |
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Chelsea FC | 20 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 19:10 | 9 | 35 |
| 4 |
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Portsmouth FC | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 19:10 | 9 | 33 |
| 5 |
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Bolton Wanderers | 20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 13:9 | 4 | 31 |
| 6 |
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Liverpool FC | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 16:8 | 8 | 30 |
| 7 |
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Middlesbrough FC | 20 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 11:11 | 0 | 27 |
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Tottenham Hotspur | 20 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 11:11 | 0 | 27 | |
| 9 |
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Sheffield United | 20 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 11:13 | -2 | 27 |
| 10 |
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Fulham FC | 20 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 12:15 | -3 | 27 |
| 11 |
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Everton FC | 20 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 14:14 | 0 | 25 |
| 12 |
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Manchester City | 20 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 7:9 | -2 | 23 |
| 13 |
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West Ham United | 20 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 9:15 | -6 | 23 |
| 14 |
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Aston Villa | 20 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 10:14 | -4 | 22 |
| 15 |
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Reading FC | 20 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 7:14 | -7 | 20 |
| 16 |
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Newcastle United | 20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 10:14 | -4 | 19 |
| 17 |
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Wigan Athletic | 20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 12:18 | -6 | 19 |
| 18 |
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Blackburn Rovers | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 10:17 | -7 | 18 |
| 19 |
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Watford FC | 20 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 8:17 | -9 | 16 |
| 20 |
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Charlton Athletic | 20 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 8:24 | -16 | 14 |
