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| Tables | » First round | Second round | First half | Second half |
| # | Team | M. | W | D | L | goals | Dif. | Pt. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Liverpool FC | 21 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 50:19 | 31 | 44 |
| 2 |
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Nottingham Forest | 21 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 38:30 | 8 | 38 |
| 3 |
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Watford FC | 21 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 39:24 | 15 | 36 |
| 4 |
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Manchester United | 21 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 28:17 | 11 | 36 |
| 5 |
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West Ham United | 21 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 37:32 | 5 | 34 |
| 6 |
|
Coventry City | 21 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 29:27 | 2 | 33 |
| 7 |
|
Aston Villa | 21 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 31:28 | 3 | 32 |
| 8 |
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West Bromwich Albion | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 34:32 | 2 | 31 |
| 9 |
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Manchester City | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 27:32 | -5 | 31 |
| 10 |
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Tottenham Hotspur | 21 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 32:29 | 3 | 30 |
| 11 |
|
Everton FC | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 35:28 | 7 | 29 |
| 12 |
|
Southampton FC | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 27:34 | -7 | 29 |
| 13 |
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Notts County | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 30:36 | -6 | 28 |
| 14 |
|
Ipswich Town | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 34:27 | 7 | 27 |
| 15 |
|
Stoke City | 21 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 33:35 | -2 | 27 |
| 16 |
|
Arsenal FC | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 25:28 | -3 | 27 |
| 17 |
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Swansea City | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 28:33 | -5 | 23 |
| 18 |
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Luton Town | 21 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 37:44 | -7 | 23 |
| 19 |
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Norwich City | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 24:35 | -11 | 23 |
| 20 |
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Brighton & Hove Albion | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 19:40 | -21 | 22 |
| 21 |
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Birmingham City | 21 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 15:29 | -14 | 21 |
| 22 |
|
Sunderland AFC | 21 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 24:37 | -13 | 19 |
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