| Pos | Team | P | (P) | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | (PTS) | PTS | DIFF | Next fixture |
|---|
| 1 | Man City | 38 | 11 | 27 | 7 | 4 | 91 | 36 | 55 | 23 | 88 | -3 | Man City 3-3 Tottenham - last season |
| 2 | Arsenal | 38 | 11 | 26 | 7 | 5 | 86 | 33 | 53 | 19 | 85 | -4 | Arsenal 2-1 Notts Forest - last season |
| 3 | Liverpool | 38 | 11 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 79 | 37 | 42 | 28 | 82 | 0 | Southampton 0-2 Liverpool - last season |
| 4 | Chelsea | 38 | 11 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 80 | 53 | 27 | 19 | 70 | 7 | Leicester 2-3 Chelsea - last season |
| 5 | Tottenham | 38 | 11 | 20 | 6 | 12 | 79 | 52 | 27 | 16 | 66 | 0 | Man City 3-3 Tottenham - last season |
| 6 | Newcastle | 38 | 11 | 18 | 7 | 13 | 77 | 56 | 21 | 18 | 61 | 1 | Newcastle 4-3 West Ham - last season |
| 7 | Aston Villa | 38 | 11 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 71 | 66 | 5 | 18 | 61 | -7 | Aston Villa 3-1 Crystal Palace - last season |
| 8 | Brighton | 38 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 63 | 59 | 4 | 19 | 57 | 9 | Bournemouth 3-0 Brighton - last season |
| 9 | Man United | 38 | 11 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 53 | 54 | -1 | 15 | 55 | -5 | Ipswich 0-1 Man United - last season |
| 10 | Bournemouth | 38 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 57 | 60 | -3 | 15 | 54 | 6 | Bournemouth 3-0 Brighton - last season |
| 11 | West Ham | 38 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 58 | 69 | -11 | 12 | 53 | 1 | Newcastle 4-3 West Ham - last season |
| 12 | Fulham | 38 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 57 | 57 | 0 | 18 | 51 | 4 | Fulham 3-2 Wolves - last season |
| 13 | Crystal Palace | 38 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 46 | 60 | -14 | 7 | 42 | -7 | Aston Villa 3-1 Crystal Palace - last season |
| 14 | Everton | 38 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 35 | 56 | -21 | 10 | 42 | -6 | Everton 1-0 Brentford - last season |
| 15 | Brentford | 38 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 60 | 69 | -9 | 16 | 41 | 2 | Everton 1-0 Brentford - last season |
| 16 | Notts Forest | 38 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 47 | 61 | -14 | 19 | 40 | 4 | Arsenal 2-1 Notts Forest - last season |
| 17 | Wolves | 38 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 21 | 50 | 75 | -25 | 6 | 37 | -9 | Fulham 3-2 Wolves - last season |
| 18 | Leicester | 38 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 55 | 91 | -36 | 10 | 26 | 0 | Leicester 2-3 Chelsea - last season |
| 19 | Ipswich | 38 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 40 | 78 | -38 | 8 | 25 | 1 | Ipswich 0-1 Man United - last season |
| 20 | Southampton | 38 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 32 | 94 | -62 | 4 | 18 | 2 | Southampton 0-2 Liverpool - last season |