| Pos | Team | P | GD | PTS | DIFF | (P) | W | D | L | GF | GA | (PTS) | Next fixture |
|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 38 | 47 | 85 | 11 | 34 | 26 | 7 | 5 | 77 | 30 | 73 | Arsenal 2-1 Fulham - last season |
| 2 | Man City | 38 | 43 | 82 | 11 | 33 | 25 | 7 | 6 | 78 | 35 | 70 | Everton 0-2 Man City - last season |
| 3 | Liverpool | 38 | 19 | 68 | -16 | 34 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 66 | 47 | 58 | Man United 0-3 Liverpool - last season |
| 4 | Man United | 38 | 12 | 64 | 22 | 34 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 66 | 54 | 61 | Man United 0-3 Liverpool - last season |
| 5 | Aston Villa | 38 | 6 | 63 | -3 | 34 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 54 | 48 | 58 | Aston Villa 2-0 Tottenham - last season |
| 6 | Brighton | 38 | 11 | 58 | -3 | 34 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 55 | 44 | 50 | Newcastle 0-1 Brighton - last season |
| 7 | Chelsea | 38 | 12 | 55 | -14 | 34 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 61 | 49 | 48 | Chelsea 1-1 Notts Forest - last season |
| 8 | Bournemouth | 38 | 1 | 55 | -1 | 34 | 12 | 19 | 7 | 57 | 56 | 49 | Bournemouth 0-0 Crystal Palace - last season |
| 9 | Fulham | 38 | 0 | 55 | 1 | 34 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 52 | 52 | 48 | Arsenal 2-1 Fulham - last season |
| 10 | Everton | 38 | -3 | 53 | 5 | 34 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 45 | 48 | 47 | Everton 0-2 Man City - last season |
| 11 | Brentford | 38 | 1 | 52 | -4 | 34 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 53 | 52 | 48 | Brentford 1-1 West Ham - last season |
| 12 | Leeds | 38 | -6 | 47 | 22 | 34 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 50 | 56 | 40 | Leeds 2-0 Burnley - last season |
| 13 | Sunderland | 38 | -20 | 46 | 34 | 34 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 37 | 57 | 46 | Wolves 2-0 Sunderland - last season |
| 14 | Newcastle | 38 | -7 | 45 | -21 | 34 | 13 | 6 | 19 | 50 | 57 | 42 | Newcastle 0-1 Brighton - last season |
| 15 | Notts Forest | 38 | -5 | 44 | -21 | 34 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 47 | 52 | 39 | Chelsea 1-1 Notts Forest - last season |
| 16 | Crystal Palace | 38 | -12 | 44 | -9 | 33 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 41 | 53 | 43 | Bournemouth 0-0 Crystal Palace - last season |
| 17 | West Ham | 38 | -15 | 43 | 0 | 34 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 49 | 64 | 36 | Brentford 1-1 West Ham - last season |
| 18 | Tottenham | 38 | -10 | 37 | -1 | 34 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 48 | 58 | 34 | Aston Villa 2-0 Tottenham - last season |
| 19 | Wolves | 38 | -36 | 24 | -18 | 34 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 31 | 67 | 17 | Wolves 2-0 Sunderland - last season |
| 20 | Burnley | 38 | -38 | 21 | -1 | 34 | 4 | 9 | 25 | 37 | 75 | 20 | Leeds 2-0 Burnley - last season |