Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Manchester United	12	10	1	1	27	5	22	31
2	Chelsea	12	9	1	2	22	7	15	28
3	Arsenal	11	6	3	2	19	6	13	21
4	Aston Villa	12	5	6	1	15	9	6	21
5	Bolton Wanderers	12	6	3	3	12	11	1	21
6	Portsmouth	12	6	2	4	17	10	7	20
7	Everton	12	4	5	3	16	11	5	17
8	Wigan Athletic	11	5	2	4	16	13	3	17
9	Liverpool	12	5	2	5	14	15	-1	17
10	Fulham	12	4	5	3	13	16	-3	17
11	Reading	12	5	1	6	13	18	-5	16
12	Tottenham Hotspur	12	4	3	5	9	14	-5	15
13	Middlesbrough	12	4	2	6	10	16	-6	14
14	Manchester City	12	3	4	5	7	14	-7	13
15	Blackburn Rovers	12	3	3	6	10	16	-6	12
16	West Ham United	12	3	2	7	9	15	-6	11
17	Sheffield United	12	2	4	6	7	16	-9	10
18	Newcastle United	12	2	3	7	7	14	-7	9
19	Watford	12	1	6	5	9	17	-8	9
20	Charlton Athletic	12	2	2	8	9	18	-9