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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 | 23 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 26:6 | 20 | 53 |
| 2 |
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Manchester United | 23 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 29:10 | 19 | 47 |
| 3 |
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Chelsea FC | 23 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 23:11 | 12 | 40 |
| 4 |
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Liverpool FC | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 20:8 | 12 | 37 |
| 5 |
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Portsmouth FC | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 21:12 | 9 | 37 |
| 6 |
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Middlesbrough FC | 23 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 16:12 | 4 | 34 |
| 7 |
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Bolton Wanderers | 23 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 14:13 | 1 | 33 |
| 8 |
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Everton FC | 23 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 18:16 | 2 | 31 |
| 9 |
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Tottenham Hotspur | 23 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 13:13 | 0 | 31 |
| 10 |
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Manchester City | 23 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 10:10 | 0 | 30 |
| 11 |
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Fulham FC | 23 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 15:18 | -3 | 30 |
| 12 |
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Sheffield United | 23 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 11:16 | -5 | 28 |
| 13 |
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Aston Villa | 23 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 11:16 | -5 | 26 |
| 14 |
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West Ham United | 23 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 11:20 | -9 | 24 |
| 15 |
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Newcastle United | 23 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 13:18 | -5 | 23 |
| 16 |
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Reading FC | 23 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 10:17 | -7 | 23 |
| 17 |
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Blackburn Rovers | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 13:19 | -6 | 22 |
| 18 |
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Wigan Athletic | 23 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 12:23 | -11 | 20 |
| 19 |
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Watford FC | 23 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 8:18 | -10 | 18 |
| 20 |
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Charlton Athletic | 23 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 10:28 | -18 | 17 |
