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| 07/09/1996 | 15:00 | Aston Villa | - | Arsenal FC | 2:2 (1:0) | |
| 15:00 | Leeds United | - | Manchester United | 0:4 (0:1) | ||
| 15:00 | Liverpool FC | - | Southampton FC | 2:1 (1:0) | ||
| 15:00 | Middlesbrough FC | - | Coventry City | 4:0 (2:0) | ||
| 15:00 | Nottingham Forest | - | Leicester City | 0:0 (0:0) | ||
| 15:00 | Sheffield Wednesday | - | Chelsea FC | 0:2 (0:1) | ||
| 15:00 | Tottenham Hotspur | - | Newcastle United | 1:2 (1:1) | ||
| 15:00 | Wimbledon FC | - | Everton FC | 4:0 (1:0) | ||
| 08/09/1996 | 16:00 | Sunderland AFC | - | West Ham United | 0:0 (0:0) | |
| 09/09/1996 | 20:00 | Blackburn Rovers | - | Derby County | 1:2 (1:1) |
| » Tables | Home | Away | First round | Second round | First half | Second half |
| # | Team | M. | W | D | L | goals | Dif. | Pt. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
Sheffield Wednesday | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8:5 | 3 | 12 |
| 2 |
|
Chelsea FC | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8:3 | 5 | 11 |
| 3 |
|
Liverpool FC | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8:4 | 4 | 11 |
| 4 |
|
Aston Villa | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7:4 | 3 | 10 |
| 5 |
|
Manchester United | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 12:5 | 7 | 9 |
| 6 |
|
Newcastle United | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7:6 | 1 | 9 |
| 7 |
|
Arsenal FC | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9:7 | 2 | 8 |
| 8 |
|
Leeds United | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5:9 | -4 | 7 |
| 9 |
|
Sunderland AFC | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5:3 | 2 | 6 |
| 10 |
|
Nottingham Forest | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7:7 | 0 | 6 |
| 11 |
|
Derby County | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7:8 | -1 | 6 |
| 12 |
|
Wimbledon FC | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5:6 | -1 | 6 |
| 13 |
|
Middlesbrough FC | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12:6 | 6 | 5 |
| 14 |
|
Tottenham Hotspur | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4:4 | 0 | 5 |
| 15 |
|
Leicester City | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3:5 | -2 | 5 |
| 16 |
|
Everton FC | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4:7 | -3 | 5 |
| 17 |
|
West Ham United | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4:8 | -4 | 5 |
| 18 |
|
Southampton FC | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5:8 | -3 | 2 |
| 19 |
|
Blackburn Rovers | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3:8 | -5 | 1 |
| 20 |
|
Coventry City | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1:11 | -10 | 1 |
