#   Team MP W D L D P
1 Chelsea 38 27 5 6 +71 86
2 Manchester United 38 27 4 7 +58 85
3 Arsenal 38 23 6 9 +42 75
4 Tottenham Hotspur 38 21 7 10 +26 70
5 Manchester City 38 18 13 7 +28 67
6 Aston Villa 38 17 13 8 +13 64
7 Liverpool 38 18 9 11 +26 63
8 Everton 38 16 13 9 +11 61
9 Birmingham City 38 13 11 14 -9 50
10 Blackburn Rovers 38 13 11 14 -14 50
11 Previous rank: 13 Stoke City 38 11 14 13 -14 47
12 Previous rank: 11 Fulham 38 12 10 16 -7 46
13 Previous rank: 12 Sunderland 38 11 11 16 -8 44
14 Bolton Wanderers 38 10 9 19 -25 39
15 Previous rank: 16 Wolverhampton … 38 9 11 18 -24 38
16 Previous rank: 15 Wigan Athletic 38 9 9 20 -42 36
17 West Ham United 38 8 11 19 -19 35
18 Previous rank: 20 Burnley 38 8 6 24 -40 30
19 Previous rank: 18 Hull City 38 6 12 20 -41 30
20 Previous rank: 19 Portsmouth 38 7 7 24 -32 19