1. Manchester United	27	21	3	3	63-18	+45	66
2. Chelsea	27	18	6	3	48-18	+30	60
3. Liverpool	27	15	5	7	39-19	+20	50
4. Arsenal	25	13	7	5	46-21	+25	46
5. Bolton Wanderers	26	13	5	8	30-27	+3	44
6. Reading	27	13	4	10	41-34	+7	43
7. Portsmouth	27	11	8	8	36-26	+10	41
8. Everton	26	10	9	7	32-23	+9	39
9. Newcastle United	27	10	6	11	34-36	-2	36
10. Blackburn Rovers	27	10	4	13	30-38	-8	34
11. Tottenham Hotspur	26	9	6	11	30-38	-8	33
12. Middlesbrough	27	8	8	11	30-33	-3	32
13. Aston Villa	27	7	11	9	28-33	-5	32
14. Fulham	26	7	11	8	28-39	-11	32
15. Sheffield United	27	8	6	13	24-36	-12	30
16. Manchester City	26	8	6	12	20-32	-12	30
17. Wigan Athletic	25	7	4	14	26-41	-15	25
18. West Ham United	27	5	5	17	18-42	-24	20
19. Charlton Athletic	27	5	5	17	20-47	-27	20
20. Watford	26	3	9	14	15-37	-22	18