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| 26/10/1996 | 15:00 | Arsenal FC | - | Leeds United | 3:0 (2:0) | |
| 15:00 | Chelsea FC | - | Tottenham Hotspur | 3:1 (1:1) | ||
| 15:00 | Coventry City | - | Sheffield Wednesday | 0:0 (0:0) | ||
| 15:00 | Leicester City | - | Newcastle United | 2:0 (1:0) | ||
| 15:00 | Middlesbrough FC | - | Wimbledon FC | 0:0 (0:0) | ||
| 15:00 | Southampton FC | - | Manchester United | 6:3 (3:1) | ||
| 15:00 | Sunderland AFC | - | Aston Villa | 1:0 (1:0) | ||
| 15:00 | West Ham United | - | Blackburn Rovers | 2:1 (0:1) | ||
| 27/10/1996 | 16:00 | Liverpool FC | - | Derby County | 2:1 (0:0) | |
| 28/10/1996 | 20:00 | Nottingham Forest | - | Everton FC | 0:1 (0:1) |
| » Tables | Home | Away | First round | Second round | First half | Second half |
| # | Team | M. | W | D | L | goals | Dif. | Pt. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
Arsenal FC | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 22:8 | 14 | 24 |
| 2 |
|
Liverpool FC | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 21:9 | 12 | 24 |
| 3 |
|
Newcastle United | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 20:12 | 8 | 24 |
| 4 |
|
Wimbledon FC | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 20:11 | 9 | 22 |
| 5 |
|
Manchester United | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 22:17 | 5 | 19 |
| 6 |
|
Chelsea FC | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 19:16 | 3 | 19 |
| 7 |
|
Everton FC | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 12:12 | 0 | 16 |
| 8 |
|
Aston Villa | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13:11 | 2 | 15 |
| 9 |
|
Sheffield Wednesday | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12:16 | -4 | 15 |
| 10 |
|
Tottenham Hotspur | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11:11 | 0 | 14 |
| 11 |
|
West Ham United | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11:15 | -4 | 14 |
| 12 |
|
Leicester City | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 9:13 | -4 | 14 |
| 13 |
|
Sunderland AFC | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9:11 | -2 | 13 |
| 14 |
|
Southampton FC | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 20:16 | 4 | 12 |
| 15 |
|
Derby County | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10:14 | -4 | 11 |
| 16 |
|
Middlesbrough FC | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 16:18 | -2 | 10 |
| 17 |
|
Leeds United | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8:18 | -10 | 10 |
| 18 |
|
Nottingham Forest | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10:18 | -8 | 8 |
| 19 |
|
Coventry City | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4:14 | -10 | 8 |
| 20 |
|
Blackburn Rovers | 11 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 7:16 | -9 | 4 |
