Premier League League Table
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
| 1 | Liverpool | 14 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 35 | |
| 2 | Chelsea | 15 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 10 | 17 | 31 | |
| 3 | Arsenal | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 14 | 29 | |
| 4 | Manchester City | 15 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 27 | |
| 5 | Nottingham Forest | 15 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 25 | |
| 6 | Aston Villa | 15 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 25 | |
| 7 | Brighton and Hove Albion | 15 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 24 | |
| 8 | AFC Bournemouth | 15 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 24 | |
| 9 | Brentford | 15 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 23 | |
| 10 | Fulham | 15 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 23 | |
| 11 | Tottenham Hotspur | 15 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 20 | |
| 12 | Newcastle United | 15 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 13 | -2 | 20 | |
| 13 | Manchester United | 15 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 19 | |
| 14 | West Ham United | 15 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | -8 | 18 | |
| 15 | Everton | 14 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | -7 | 14 | |
| 16 | Leicester City | 15 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 18 | -9 | 14 | |
| 17 | Crystal Palace | 15 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | -6 | 13 | |
| 18 | Ipswich Town | 15 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 15 | -13 | 9 | |
| 19 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 15 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 20 | -15 | 9 | |
| 20 | Southampton | 15 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 15 | -20 | 5 |
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Liverpool | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 11 | 18 | 35 |
| 2 | Chelsea | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 35 | 18 | 17 | 31 |
| 3 | Arsenal | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 29 | 15 | 14 | 29 |
| 4 | Man City | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 21 | 6 | 27 |
| 5 | Nottm Forest | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 25 |
| 6 | Aston Villa | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 25 |
| 7 | Brighton | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 25 | 22 | 3 | 24 |
| 8 | Bournemouth | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 20 | 3 | 24 |
| 9 | Brentford | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 31 | 28 | 3 | 23 |
| 10 | Fulham | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 23 |
| 11 | Tottenham | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 31 | 19 | 12 | 20 |
| 12 | Newcastle | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 21 | -2 | 20 |
| 13 | Man Utd | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 19 |
| 14 | West Ham | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 28 | -8 | 18 |
| 15 | Everton | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 21 | -7 | 14 |
| 16 | Leicester | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 30 | -9 | 14 |
| 17 | Palace | 15 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 20 | -6 | 13 |
| 18 | Ipswich | 15 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 27 | -13 | 9 |
| 19 | Wolves | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 23 | 38 | -15 | 9 |
| 20 | Southampton | 15 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 31 | -20 | 5 |
| Portsmouth's Results | |||
| Dec 10 | Norwich City | -1 - -1 | H |
| Dec 7 | Bristol City | 3 - 0 | H |
| Nov 30 | Swansea City | 2 - 2 | A |
| Portsmouth's Fixtures | |||
| Dec 13 | Derby County | A | |
| Dec 21 | Coventry City | H | |
| Dec 26 | Watford | A | |
| League One Table | ||||
| Pos | Team | Pld | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Wycombe | 18 | 18 | 40 |
| 2 | Wrexham | 19 | 17 | 40 |
| 3 | Birmingham | 17 | 16 | 39 |
| 4 | Huddersfield | 18 | 12 | 35 |
| 5 | Stockport | 19 | 12 | 33 |