| Pos. | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | | 1 | Man. United | 25 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 57 | 18 | 60 | | 2 | Chelsea | 25 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 44 | 19 | 54 | | 3 | Liverpool | 25 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 39 | 17 | 49 | | 4 | Arsenal | 24 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 45 | 20 | 45 | | 5 | Bolton | 25 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 27 | 41 | | 6 | Portsmouth | 25 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 34 | 24 | 38 | | 7 | Reading | 25 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 37 | 34 | 37 | | 8 | Everton | 24 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 31 | 23 | 35 | | 9 | Newcastle | 25 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 31 | 33 | 33 | | 10 | Tottenham | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 29 | 32 | 33 | | 11 | Middlesbrough | 25 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 29 | 29 | 31 | | 12 | Blackburn | 25 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 28 | 36 | 31 | | 13 | Man. City | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 28 | 30 | | 14 | Villa | 25 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 27 | 31 | 29 | | 15 | Fulham | 25 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 26 | 38 | 29 | | 16 | Sheffield United | 25 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 21 | 33 | 27 | | 17 | Wigan | 24 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 25 | 41 | 22 | | 18 | West Ham | 25 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 40 | 20 | | 19 | Charlton | 25 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 44 | 20 | | 20 | Watford | 24 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 36 | 15 |
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