| Classement: | Pts | J | G | N | P | bp | bc | Dif |
| 1. Manchester United | 85 | 35 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 82 | 26 | 56 |
| 2. Chelsea | 80 | 35 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 62 | 22 | 40 |
| 3. Liverpool | 67 | 36 | 20 | 7 | 9 | 55 | 24 | 31 |
| 4. Arsenal | 66 | 36 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 62 | 34 | 28 |
| 5. Bolton | 55 | 36 | 16 | 7 | 13 | 44 | 47 | -3 |
| 6. Everton | 54 | 36 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 48 | 35 | 13 |
| 7. Reading | 54 | 36 | 16 | 6 | 14 | 49 | 42 | 7 |
| 8. Portsmouth | 53 | 36 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 45 | 39 | 6 |
| 9. Tottenham | 53 | 35 | 15 | 8 | 12 | 52 | 52 | 0 |
| 10. Blackburn | 47 | 35 | 14 | 5 | 16 | 46 | 50 | -4 |
| 11. Aston Villa | 46 | 36 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 38 | 39 | -1 |
| 12. Newcastle | 42 | 36 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 37 | 44 | -7 |
| 13. Manchester City | 42 | 36 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 28 | 41 | -13 |
| 14. Middlesbrough | 40 | 36 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 40 | 48 | -8 |
| 15. Sheffield United | 38 | 36 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 31 | 50 | -19 |
| 16. Fulham | 36 | 36 | 7 | 15 | 14 | 36 | 57 | -21 |
| 17. Wigan | 35 | 36 | 9 | 8 | 19 | 35 | 57 | -22 |
| 18. West Ham | 35 | 36 | 10 | 5 | 21 | 31 | 58 | -27 |
| 19. Charlton | 33 | 36 | 8 | 9 | 19 | 32 | 56 | -24 |
| 20. Watford | 24 | 36 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 26 | 58 | -32 |
