| Pos | Team | P | GD | PTS | DIFF | (P) | W | D | L | GF | GA | (PTS) | Next fixture |
|---|
| 1 | Man City | 38 | 49 | 81 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 6 | 7 | 85 | 36 | 31 | Crystal Palace 2-2 Man City - last season |
| 2 | Arsenal | 38 | 39 | 80 | 6 | 15 | 23 | 11 | 4 | 67 | 28 | 33 | Arsenal 2-0 Wolves - last season |
| 3 | Liverpool | 38 | 27 | 74 | -10 | 15 | 22 | 8 | 8 | 80 | 53 | 23 | Liverpool 2-1 Brighton - last season |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 38 | 5 | 66 | 0 | 15 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 55 | 50 | 30 | West Ham 1-2 Aston Villa - last season |
| 5 | Chelsea | 38 | 17 | 63 | -6 | 15 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 60 | 43 | 25 | Chelsea 1-0 Everton - last season |
| 6 | Newcastle | 38 | 16 | 62 | -4 | 15 | 19 | 5 | 14 | 62 | 46 | 22 | Sunderland 1-3 Newcastle - last season |
| 7 | Everton | 38 | 10 | 60 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 50 | 40 | 24 | Chelsea 1-0 Everton - last season |
| 8 | Bournemouth | 38 | 9 | 59 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 62 | 53 | 20 | Man United 0-3 Bournemouth - last season |
| 9 | Brighton | 38 | 12 | 57 | -4 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 65 | 53 | 23 | Liverpool 2-1 Brighton - last season |
| 10 | Crystal Palace | 38 | 4 | 57 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 52 | 48 | 26 | Crystal Palace 2-2 Man City - last season |
| 11 | Fulham | 38 | 3 | 55 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 61 | 58 | 17 | Burnley 1-1 Fulham - last season |
| 12 | Notts Forest | 38 | -7 | 54 | -11 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 42 | 49 | 15 | Notts Forest 1-0 Tottenham - last season |
| 13 | Brentford | 38 | -1 | 50 | -6 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 18 | 60 | 61 | 19 | Brentford 4-1 Leeds - last season |
| 14 | Man United | 38 | -6 | 48 | 6 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 49 | 55 | 25 | Man United 0-3 Bournemouth - last season |
| 15 | Tottenham | 38 | 2 | 43 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 21 | 60 | 58 | 22 | Notts Forest 1-0 Tottenham - last season |
| 16 | West Ham | 38 | -17 | 41 | -2 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 49 | 66 | 13 | West Ham 1-2 Aston Villa - last season |
| 17 | Leeds | 38 | -46 | 29 | 4 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 25 | 36 | 82 | 15 | Brentford 4-1 Leeds - last season |
| 18 | Sunderland | 38 | -37 | 28 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 33 | 70 | 23 | Sunderland 1-3 Newcastle - last season |
| 19 | Wolves | 38 | -36 | 26 | -16 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 26 | 41 | 77 | 2 | Arsenal 2-0 Wolves - last season |
| 20 | Burnley | 38 | -43 | 21 | -1 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 25 | 34 | 77 | 10 | Burnley 1-1 Fulham - last season |