| Standings | |||||||
| Team | Pld. | W | D | L | F - A | Pts. | |
| 1. | Manchester Utd | 38 | 28 | 6 | 4 | 68 - 24 | 90 |
| 2. | Liverpool | 38 | 25 | 11 | 2 | 77 - 27 | 86 |
| 3. | Chelsea | 38 | 25 | 8 | 5 | 68 - 24 | 83 |
| 4. | Arsenal | 38 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 68 - 37 | 72 |
| 5. | Everton | 38 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 55 - 37 | 63 |
| 6. | Aston Villa | 38 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 54 - 48 | 62 |
| 7. | Fulham | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 39 - 34 | 53 |
| 8. | West Ham | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 42 - 45 | 51 |
| 9. | Tottenham | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 45 - 45 | 51 |
| 10. | Manchester City | 38 | 15 | 5 | 18 | 58 - 50 | 50 |
| 11. | Wigan | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 34 - 45 | 45 |
| 12. | Stoke City | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 38 - 55 | 45 |
| 13. | Portsmouth | 38 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 38 - 57 | 41 |
| 14. | Bolton | 38 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 41 - 53 | 41 |
| 15. | Blackburn | 38 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 40 - 60 | 41 |
| 16. | Sunderland | 38 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 34 - 54 | 36 |
| 17. | Hull City | 38 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 39 - 64 | 35 |
| 18. | Newcastle | 38 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 40 - 59 | 34 |
| 19. | Middlesbrough | 38 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 28 - 57 | 32 |
| 20. | West Brom | 38 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 36 - 67 | 32 |