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| Tables | Home | Away | First round | Second round | First half | » Second half |
| # | Team | M. | W | D | L | goals | Dif. | Pt. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 28 | 9 | 5 | 101:46 | 55 | 65:18 |
| 2 |
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Preston North End | 42 | 26 | 9 | 7 | 98:47 | 51 | 61:21 |
| 3 |
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Manchester City | 42 | 24 | 4 | 14 | 102:92 | 10 | 52:33 |
| 4 |
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West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 86:66 | 20 | 50:32 |
| 5 |
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Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 85:75 | 10 | 47:35 |
| 6 |
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Burnley FC | 42 | 20 | 6 | 16 | 79:74 | 5 | 46:37 |
| 7 |
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Luton Town | 42 | 20 | 5 | 17 | 67:58 | 9 | 45:40 |
| 8 |
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Manchester United | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 41:39 | 2 | 45:39 |
| 9 |
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Nottingham Forest | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 64:61 | 3 | 42:42 |
| 10 |
|
Blackpool FC | 42 | 17 | 7 | 18 | 76:63 | 13 | 41:42 |
| 11 |
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Chelsea FC | 42 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 78:76 | 2 | 41:42 |
| 12 |
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Aston Villa | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 70:80 | -10 | 39:45 |
| 13 |
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Leeds United | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 49:59 | -10 | 39:45 |
| 14 |
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Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 63:83 | -20 | 38:46 |
| 15 |
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Everton FC | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 60:68 | -8 | 37:47 |
| 16 |
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Birmingham City | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 68:86 | -18 | 37:47 |
| 17 |
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Arsenal FC | 42 | 9 | 17 | 16 | 35:42 | -7 | 35:39 |
| 18 |
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Newcastle United | 42 | 14 | 6 | 22 | 70:76 | -6 | 34:52 |
| 19 |
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Sunderland AFC | 42 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 52:91 | -39 | 34:48 |
| 20 |
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Leicester City | 42 | 14 | 5 | 23 | 90:111 | -21 | 33:51 |
| 21 |
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Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 66:89 | -23 | 32:49 |
| 22 |
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Portsmouth FC | 42 | 11 | 9 | 22 | 65:83 | -18 | 31:52 |
