| Pos | Team | P | (P) | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | (PTS) | PTS | DIFF | Next fixture |
|---|
| 1 | Man City | 38 | 38 | 28 | 7 | 3 | 96 | 34 | 62 | 91 | 91 | 2 | Chelsea 0-1 Man City - last season |
| 2 | Arsenal | 38 | 38 | 28 | 5 | 5 | 91 | 29 | 62 | 89 | 89 | 5 | Arsenal 5-0 Wolves - last season |
| 3 | Liverpool | 38 | 38 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 86 | 41 | 45 | 82 | 82 | 15 | Ipswich Liverpool - last season |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 38 | 38 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 76 | 61 | 15 | 68 | 68 | 7 | West Ham 1-1 Aston Villa - last season |
| 5 | Tottenham | 38 | 38 | 20 | 6 | 12 | 74 | 61 | 13 | 66 | 66 | 6 | Leicester Tottenham - last season |
| 6 | Chelsea | 38 | 38 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 77 | 63 | 14 | 63 | 63 | 19 | Chelsea 0-1 Man City - last season |
| 7 | Newcastle | 38 | 38 | 18 | 6 | 14 | 85 | 62 | 23 | 60 | 60 | -11 | Newcastle Southampton - last season |
| 8 | Man United | 38 | 38 | 18 | 6 | 14 | 57 | 58 | -1 | 60 | 60 | -15 | Man United 2-1 Fulham - last season |
| 9 | West Ham | 38 | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 60 | 74 | -14 | 52 | 52 | 12 | West Ham 1-1 Aston Villa - last season |
| 10 | Crystal Palace | 38 | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 57 | 58 | -1 | 49 | 49 | 4 | Brentford 1-1 Crystal Palace - last season |
| 11 | Brighton | 38 | 38 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 55 | 62 | -7 | 48 | 48 | -14 | Everton 1-4 Brighton - last season |
| 12 | Bournemouth | 38 | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 54 | 67 | -13 | 48 | 48 | 9 | Notts Forest 2-3 Bournemouth - last season |
| 13 | Fulham | 38 | 38 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 55 | 61 | -6 | 47 | 47 | -5 | Man United 2-1 Fulham - last season |
| 14 | Wolves | 38 | 38 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 50 | 65 | -15 | 46 | 46 | 5 | Arsenal 5-0 Wolves - last season |
| 15 | Everton | 38 | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 40 | 51 | -11 | 40 | 40 | 12 | Everton 1-4 Brighton - last season |
| 16 | Brentford | 38 | 38 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 56 | 65 | -9 | 39 | 39 | -20 | Brentford 1-1 Crystal Palace - last season |
| 17 | Notts Forest | 38 | 38 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 49 | 67 | -18 | 32 | 32 | -2 | Notts Forest 2-3 Bournemouth - last season |
| 18 | Luton | 38 | 38 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 52 | 85 | -33 | 26 | 26 | 1 | |
| 19 | Burnley | 38 | 38 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 41 | 78 | -37 | 24 | 24 | -10 | |
| 20 | Sheffield United | 38 | 38 | 3 | 7 | 28 | 35 | 104 | -69 | 16 | 16 | -15 | |