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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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Chelsea FC | 32 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 25:8 | 17 | 65 |
| 2 |
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Manchester United | 32 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 30:9 | 21 | 59 |
| 3 |
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Everton FC | 32 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 19:9 | 10 | 51 |
| 4 |
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Liverpool FC | 32 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 23:9 | 14 | 50 |
| 5 |
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Reading FC | 32 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 24:18 | 6 | 48 |
| 6 |
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Portsmouth FC | 32 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 16:14 | 2 | 45 |
| 7 |
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Wigan Athletic | 32 | 9 | 16 | 7 | 17:16 | 1 | 43 |
| 8 |
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Bolton Wanderers | 32 | 9 | 16 | 7 | 18:20 | -2 | 43 |
| 9 |
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Aston Villa | 32 | 9 | 16 | 7 | 17:19 | -2 | 43 |
| 10 |
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Blackburn Rovers | 32 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 18:18 | 0 | 41 |
| 11 |
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Tottenham Hotspur | 32 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 22:24 | -2 | 40 |
| 12 |
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Newcastle United | 32 | 7 | 18 | 7 | 18:17 | 1 | 39 |
| 13 |
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Arsenal FC | 32 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 19:18 | 1 | 37 |
| 14 |
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Middlesbrough FC | 32 | 6 | 14 | 12 | 15:21 | -6 | 32 |
| 15 |
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Watford FC | 32 | 4 | 19 | 9 | 11:19 | -8 | 31 |
| 16 |
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Sheffield United | 32 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 11:22 | -11 | 31 |
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West Ham United | 32 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 11:22 | -11 | 31 | |
| 18 |
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Charlton Athletic | 32 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 12:20 | -8 | 30 |
| 19 |
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Manchester City | 32 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 10:20 | -10 | 28 |
| 20 |
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Fulham FC | 32 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 13:26 | -13 | 28 |
