1 Manchester United 26 20 3 3 61 18 63
2 Chelsea 26 17 6 3 45 19 57
3 Liverpool 26 15 5 6 39 17 50
4 Arsenal 25 13 7 5 46 21 46
5 Bolton Wanderers 26 13 5 8 30 27 44
6 Reading 27 13 4 10 41 34 43
7 Portsmouth 26 10 8 8 34 25 38
8 Everton 25 9 9 7 31 23 36
9 Blackburn Rovers 26 10 4 12 30 37 34
10 Newcastle United 26 9 6 11 32 35 33
11 Tottenham Hotspur 25 9 6 10 29 36 33
12 Middlesbrough 26 8 8 10 30 30 32
13 Aston Villa 27 7 11 9 28 33 32
14 Fulham 26 7 11 8 28 39 32
15 Manchester City 25 8 6 11 19 30 30
16 Sheffield United 26 7 6 13 22 35 27
17 Wigan Athletic 25 7 4 14 26 41 25
18 West Ham United 26 5 5 16 18 41 20
19 Charlton Athletic 26 5 5 16 20 45 20
20 Watford 25 2 9 14 14 37 15