| Pos | Team | P | GD | PTS | DIFF | (P) | W | D | L | GF | GA | (PTS) | Next fixture |
|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 38 | 43 | 86 | 12 | 23 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 71 | 28 | 50 | Leeds 0-2 Arsenal - last season |
| 2 | Man City | 38 | 51 | 83 | 12 | 23 | 26 | 5 | 7 | 85 | 34 | 46 | Tottenham 0-1 Man City - last season |
| 3 | Aston Villa | 38 | 14 | 71 | 5 | 23 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 58 | 44 | 46 | Aston Villa 3-1 Brentford - last season |
| 4 | Liverpool | 38 | 19 | 68 | -16 | 23 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 68 | 49 | 36 | Liverpool 2-0 Newcastle - last season |
| 5 | Chelsea | 38 | 19 | 61 | -8 | 23 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 62 | 43 | 37 | Chelsea 2-1 West Ham - last season |
| 6 | Bournemouth | 38 | 6 | 59 | 3 | 23 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 67 | 61 | 30 | Wolves 2-4 Bournemouth - last season |
| 7 | Brighton | 38 | 12 | 56 | -5 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 64 | 52 | 30 | Brighton 0-1 Everton - last season |
| 8 | Fulham | 38 | 1 | 56 | 2 | 23 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 57 | 56 | 34 | Man United 1-0 Fulham - last season |
| 9 | Man United | 38 | 2 | 55 | 13 | 23 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 60 | 58 | 38 | Man United 1-0 Fulham - last season |
| 10 | Everton | 38 | -1 | 55 | 7 | 23 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 43 | 44 | 33 | Brighton 0-1 Everton - last season |
| 11 | Brentford | 38 | 4 | 53 | -3 | 23 | 16 | 5 | 17 | 62 | 58 | 33 | Aston Villa 3-1 Brentford - last season |
| 12 | Notts Forest | 38 | -9 | 51 | -14 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 43 | 52 | 25 | Notts Forest 1-0 Crystal Palace - last season |
| 13 | Newcastle | 38 | -6 | 49 | -17 | 23 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 48 | 54 | 33 | Liverpool 2-0 Newcastle - last season |
| 14 | Crystal Palace | 38 | -7 | 47 | -6 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 45 | 52 | 28 | Notts Forest 1-0 Crystal Palace - last season |
| 15 | West Ham | 38 | -15 | 43 | 0 | 23 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 50 | 65 | 20 | Chelsea 2-1 West Ham - last season |
| 16 | Tottenham | 38 | -7 | 37 | -1 | 23 | 10 | 7 | 21 | 52 | 59 | 28 | Tottenham 0-1 Man City - last season |
| 17 | Leeds | 38 | -24 | 37 | 12 | 23 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 43 | 67 | 26 | Leeds 0-2 Arsenal - last season |
| 18 | Sunderland | 38 | -33 | 34 | 22 | 23 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 31 | 64 | 33 | Sunderland 1-1 Burnley - last season |
| 19 | Wolves | 38 | -32 | 25 | -17 | 23 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 43 | 75 | 8 | Wolves 2-4 Bournemouth - last season |
| 20 | Burnley | 38 | -37 | 20 | -2 | 23 | 3 | 11 | 24 | 37 | 74 | 15 | Sunderland 1-1 Burnley - last season |