| Pos | Team | P | (P) | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | (PTS) | PTS | DIFF | Next fixture |
|---|
| 1 | Liverpool | 38 | 0 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 86 | 41 | 45 | 0 | 84 | 0 | Liverpool 3-0 Bournemouth - last season |
| 2 | Arsenal | 38 | 0 | 20 | 14 | 4 | 69 | 34 | 35 | 0 | 74 | 0 | Man United 1-1 Arsenal - last season |
| 3 | Man City | 38 | 0 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 72 | 44 | 28 | 0 | 71 | 0 | Wolves 1-2 Man City - last season |
| 4 | Chelsea | 38 | 0 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 64 | 43 | 21 | 0 | 69 | 0 | Chelsea 1-1 Crystal Palace - last season |
| 5 | Newcastle | 38 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 12 | 68 | 47 | 21 | 0 | 66 | 0 | Aston Villa 4-1 Newcastle - last season |
| 6 | Aston Villa | 38 | 0 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 58 | 51 | 7 | 0 | 66 | 0 | Aston Villa 4-1 Newcastle - last season |
| 7 | Notts Forest | 38 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 58 | 46 | 12 | 0 | 65 | 0 | Notts Forest 0-2 Brentford - last season |
| 8 | Brighton | 38 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 66 | 59 | 7 | 0 | 61 | 0 | Brighton 2-1 Fulham - last season |
| 9 | Bournemouth | 38 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 58 | 46 | 12 | 0 | 56 | 0 | Liverpool 3-0 Bournemouth - last season |
| 10 | Brentford | 38 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 66 | 57 | 9 | 0 | 56 | 0 | Notts Forest 0-2 Brentford - last season |
| 11 | Fulham | 38 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 54 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 0 | Brighton 2-1 Fulham - last season |
| 12 | Crystal Palace | 38 | 0 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 51 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 0 | Chelsea 1-1 Crystal Palace - last season |
| 13 | Everton | 38 | 0 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 42 | 44 | -2 | 0 | 48 | 0 | Leeds 1-1 Everton - last season |
| 14 | West Ham | 38 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 46 | 62 | -16 | 0 | 43 | 0 | Sunderland 0-1 West Ham - last season |
| 15 | Man United | 38 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 44 | 54 | -10 | 0 | 42 | 0 | Man United 1-1 Arsenal - last season |
| 16 | Wolves | 38 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 20 | 54 | 69 | -15 | 0 | 42 | 0 | Wolves 1-2 Man City - last season |
| 17 | Tottenham | 38 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 22 | 64 | 65 | -1 | 0 | 38 | 0 | Tottenham 1-2 Burnley - last season |
| 18 | Leeds | 38 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 33 | 80 | -47 | 0 | 25 | 0 | Leeds 1-1 Everton - last season |
| 19 | Burnley | 38 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 24 | 36 | 82 | -46 | 0 | 22 | 0 | Tottenham 1-2 Burnley - last season |
| 20 | Sunderland | 38 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 30 | 26 | 86 | -60 | 0 | 12 | 0 | Sunderland 0-1 West Ham - last season |