Position

Club

Pld

W

D

L

F

A

GD

Points

1

Arsenal

38

26

9

3

79

36

43

87

2

Liverpool

38

24

8

6

67

30

37

80

3

Manchester United

38

24

5

9

87

45

42

77

4

Newcastle United

38

21

8

9

74

52

22

71

5

Leeds United

38

18

12

8

53

37

16

66

6

Chelsea

38

17

13

8

66

38

28

64

7

West Ham United

38

15

8

15

48

57

-9

53

8

Aston Villa

38

12

14

12

46

47

-1

50

9

Tottenham Hotspur

38

14

8

16

49

53

-4

50

10

Blackburn Rovers

38

12

10

16

55

51

4

46

11

Southampton

38

12

9

17

46

54

-8

45

12

Middlesbrough

38

12

9

17

35

47

-12

45

13

Fulham

38

10

14

14

36

44

-8

44

14

Charlton Athletic

38

10

14

14

38

49

-11

44

15

Everton

38

11

10

17

45

57

-12

43

16

Bolton Wanderers

38

9

13

16

44

62

-18

40

17

Sunderland

38

10

10

18

29

51

-22

40

18

Ipswich Town

38

9

9

20

41

64

-23

36

19

Derby County

38

8

6

24

33

63

-30

30

20

Leicester City

38

5

13

20

30

64

-34

28