1. Chelsea	27	21	5	1	50– 8	68
2. Man. United	28	18	8	2	47–17	62
3. Arsenal	28	17	7	4	64–32	58
4. Everton	28	15	6	7	34–29	51
5. Liverpool	27	13	4	10	41–29	43
6. Middlesbrough	28	11	9	8	43–37	42
7. Bolton Wanderers	28	11	7	10	36–34	40
8. Tottenham	27	11	6	10	35–30	39
9. Charlton Athletic	27	11	6	10	32–38	39
10. Manchester City	28	9	9	10	34–31	36
11. Aston Villa	28	9	8	11	32–37	35
12. Newcastle United	27	8	10	9	39–44	34
13. Birmingham City	28	8	8	12	31–35	32
14. Portsmouth	28	8	6	14	31–42	30
15. Fulham	27	8	5	14	33–46	29
16. Blackburn Rovers	27	6	10	11	24–36	28
17. Crystal Palace	28	6	7	15	32–45	25
18. Southampton	28	3	12	13	29–44	21
19. Norwich City	28	3	11	14	28–55	20
20. West Bromwich A.	27	2	12	13	23–49	18