Premier League League Table
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
| 1 | Liverpool | 16 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 11 | 21 | 39 | |
| 2 | Chelsea | 17 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 10 | 18 | 35 | |
| 3 | Arsenal | 17 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 18 | 33 | |
| 4 | Nottingham Forest | 17 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 31 | |
| 5 | AFC Bournemouth | 17 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 28 | |
| 6 | Aston Villa | 17 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 0 | 28 | |
| 7 | Manchester City | 17 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 27 | |
| 8 | Newcastle United | 17 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 26 | |
| 9 | Fulham | 17 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 25 | |
| 10 | Brighton and Hove Albion | 17 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 25 | |
| 11 | Tottenham Hotspur | 17 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 23 | |
| 12 | Brentford | 17 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 23 | |
| 13 | Manchester United | 17 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | -1 | 22 | |
| 14 | West Ham United | 17 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 13 | -8 | 20 | |
| 15 | Everton | 16 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | -7 | 16 | |
| 16 | Crystal Palace | 17 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | -8 | 16 | |
| 17 | Leicester City | 17 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 22 | -16 | 14 | |
| 18 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 17 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 20 | -13 | 12 | |
| 19 | Ipswich Town | 17 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 16 | -16 | 12 | |
| 20 | Southampton | 17 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 15 | -25 | 6 |
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Liverpool | 16 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 37 | 16 | 21 | 39 |
| 2 | Chelsea | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 37 | 19 | 18 | 35 |
| 3 | Arsenal | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 34 | 16 | 18 | 33 |
| 4 | Nottm Forest | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 31 |
| 5 | Bournemouth | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 21 | 6 | 28 |
| 6 | Aston Villa | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 28 |
| 7 | Man City | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 29 | 25 | 4 | 27 |
| 8 | Newcastle | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 27 | 21 | 6 | 26 |
| 9 | Fulham | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 24 | 22 | 2 | 25 |
| 10 | Brighton | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 27 | 26 | 1 | 25 |
| 11 | Tottenham | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 39 | 25 | 14 | 23 |
| 12 | Brentford | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 23 |
| 13 | Man Utd | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 22 | -1 | 22 |
| 14 | West Ham | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 30 | -8 | 20 |
| 15 | Everton | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 21 | -7 | 16 |
| 16 | Palace | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 26 | -8 | 16 |
| 17 | Leicester | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 37 | -16 | 14 |
| 18 | Wolves | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 27 | 40 | -13 | 12 |
| 19 | Ipswich | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 32 | -16 | 12 |
| 20 | Southampton | 17 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 36 | -25 | 6 |
| Portsmouth's Results | |||
| Dec 21 | Coventry City | 4 - 1 | H |
| Dec 13 | Derby County | 0 - 4 | A |
| Dec 10 | Norwich City | 0 - 0 | H |
| Portsmouth's Fixtures | |||
| Dec 26 | Watford | A | |
| Dec 29 | Bristol City | A | |
| Jan 1 | Swansea City | H | |
| League One Table | ||||
| Pos | Team | Pld | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Wycombe | 20 | 21 | 44 |
| 2 | Birmingham | 18 | 18 | 42 |
| 3 | Wrexham | 21 | 17 | 42 |
| 4 | Huddersfield | 20 | 16 | 39 |
| 5 | Stockport | 21 | 12 | 36 |