| Pos | Team | P | (P) | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | (PTS) | PTS | DIFF | Next fixture |
|---|
| 1 | Liverpool | 38 | 33 | 25 | 10 | 3 | 83 | 38 | 45 | 79 | 85 | 3 | Liverpool 4-2 Tottenham - last season |
| 2 | Arsenal | 38 | 34 | 21 | 14 | 3 | 77 | 31 | 46 | 67 | 77 | -12 | Arsenal 3-0 Bournemouth - last season |
| 3 | Man City | 38 | 34 | 22 | 7 | 9 | 83 | 46 | 37 | 61 | 73 | -18 | Man City 5-1 Wolves - last season |
| 4 | Chelsea | 38 | 34 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 68 | 50 | 18 | 60 | 67 | 4 | Chelsea 1-1 Liverpool - last season |
| 5 | Newcastle | 38 | 34 | 20 | 6 | 12 | 72 | 53 | 19 | 62 | 66 | 6 | Brighton 3-1 Newcastle - last season |
| 6 | Notts Forest | 38 | 33 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 60 | 48 | 12 | 60 | 63 | 27 | Notts Forest 1-1 Brentford - last season |
| 7 | Aston Villa | 38 | 34 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 61 | 59 | 2 | 57 | 61 | -7 | Aston Villa 3-1 Fulham - last season |
| 8 | Brighton | 38 | 34 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 66 | 61 | 5 | 51 | 58 | 10 | Brighton 3-1 Newcastle - last season |
| 9 | Bournemouth | 38 | 33 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 61 | 56 | 5 | 49 | 54 | 6 | Bournemouth 2-2 Man United - last season |
| 10 | Fulham | 38 | 34 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 51 | 53 | -2 | 51 | 53 | 6 | Aston Villa 3-1 Fulham - last season |
| 11 | Brentford | 38 | 33 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 61 | 54 | 7 | 46 | 52 | 13 | Notts Forest 1-1 Brentford - last season |
| 12 | Crystal Palace | 38 | 34 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 48 | 52 | -4 | 45 | 52 | 3 | Crystal Palace 0-0 Notts Forest - last season |
| 13 | Tottenham | 38 | 33 | 14 | 5 | 19 | 73 | 58 | 15 | 37 | 47 | -19 | Liverpool 4-2 Tottenham - last season |
| 14 | Man United | 38 | 33 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 50 | 55 | -5 | 38 | 46 | -14 | Bournemouth 2-2 Man United - last season |
| 15 | Everton | 38 | 34 | 10 | 16 | 12 | 37 | 42 | -5 | 38 | 46 | -2 | Everton 1-0 Ipswich - last season |
| 16 | West Ham | 38 | 34 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 45 | 65 | -20 | 36 | 43 | -9 | West Ham 1-1 Tottenham - last season |
| 17 | Wolves | 38 | 34 | 12 | 5 | 21 | 55 | 75 | -20 | 41 | 41 | -5 | Man City 5-1 Wolves - last season |
| 18 | Ipswich | 38 | 34 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 38 | 79 | -41 | 21 | 27 | 3 | Everton 1-0 Ipswich - last season |
| 19 | Leicester | 38 | 34 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 34 | 87 | -53 | 18 | 19 | -7 | Leicester 1-3 Southampton - last season |
| 20 | Southampton | 38 | 34 | 3 | 5 | 30 | 29 | 90 | -61 | 11 | 14 | -2 | Leicester 1-3 Southampton - last season |