| Pos | Team | P | (P) | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | (PTS) | PTS | DIFF | Next fixture |
|---|
| 1 | Liverpool | 38 | 36 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 85 | 40 | 45 | 83 | 84 | 2 | Brighton 2-2 Liverpool - last season |
| 2 | Arsenal | 38 | 36 | 20 | 14 | 4 | 76 | 34 | 42 | 68 | 74 | -15 | Arsenal 4-1 Newcastle - last season |
| 3 | Man City | 38 | 36 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 77 | 44 | 33 | 65 | 71 | -20 | Man City 6-1 Bournemouth - last season |
| 4 | Chelsea | 38 | 36 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 69 | 48 | 21 | 63 | 69 | 6 | Chelsea 4-3 Man United - last season |
| 5 | Newcastle | 38 | 36 | 20 | 7 | 11 | 70 | 50 | 20 | 66 | 67 | 7 | Arsenal 4-1 Newcastle - last season |
| 6 | Aston Villa | 38 | 36 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 58 | 56 | 2 | 63 | 63 | -5 | Aston Villa 0-4 Tottenham - last season |
| 7 | Notts Forest | 38 | 36 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 60 | 50 | 10 | 62 | 62 | 26 | West Ham 3-2 Notts Forest - last season |
| 8 | Brentford | 38 | 36 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 65 | 53 | 12 | 55 | 59 | 20 | Brentford 0-0 Fulham - last season |
| 9 | Bournemouth | 38 | 36 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 60 | 52 | 8 | 53 | 56 | 8 | Man City 6-1 Bournemouth - last season |
| 10 | Brighton | 38 | 36 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 62 | 60 | 2 | 55 | 56 | 8 | Brighton 2-2 Liverpool - last season |
| 11 | Crystal Palace | 38 | 36 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 50 | 50 | 0 | 49 | 55 | 6 | Crystal Palace 3-2 Wolves - last season |
| 12 | Fulham | 38 | 36 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 51 | 54 | -3 | 51 | 52 | 5 | Brentford 0-0 Fulham - last season |
| 13 | Everton | 38 | 36 | 10 | 16 | 12 | 41 | 45 | -4 | 42 | 46 | -2 | Everton 1-0 Southampton - last season |
| 14 | West Ham | 38 | 36 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 47 | 62 | -15 | 40 | 46 | -6 | West Ham 3-2 Notts Forest - last season |
| 15 | Tottenham | 38 | 36 | 13 | 5 | 20 | 69 | 60 | 9 | 38 | 44 | -22 | Aston Villa 0-4 Tottenham - last season |
| 16 | Man United | 38 | 36 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 48 | 59 | -11 | 39 | 42 | -18 | Chelsea 4-3 Man United - last season |
| 17 | Wolves | 38 | 36 | 12 | 5 | 21 | 53 | 69 | -16 | 41 | 41 | -5 | Crystal Palace 3-2 Wolves - last season |
| 18 | Ipswich | 38 | 36 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 38 | 80 | -42 | 22 | 25 | 1 | Leicester 1-2 Ipswich - last season |
| 19 | Leicester | 38 | 36 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 35 | 84 | -49 | 22 | 22 | -4 | Leicester 1-2 Ipswich - last season |
| 20 | Southampton | 38 | 36 | 2 | 6 | 30 | 25 | 89 | -64 | 12 | 12 | -4 | Everton 1-0 Southampton - last season |