Premier League League Table
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
| 1 | Liverpool | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | |
| 2 | Chelsea | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 7 | |
| 3 | Arsenal | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | |
| 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | |
| 5 | Everton | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | |
| 6 | Sunderland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| 7 | AFC Bournemouth | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 6 | |
| 8 | Crystal Palace | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| 9 | Manchester United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
| 10 | Nottingham Forest | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 4 | |
| 11 | Brighton and Hove Albion | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 4 | |
| 12 | Leeds United | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | -4 | 4 | |
| 13 | Manchester City | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 14 | Burnley | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -2 | 3 | |
| 15 | Brentford | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -2 | 3 | |
| 16 | West Ham United | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -4 | 3 | |
| 17 | Newcastle United | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | |
| 18 | Fulham | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 2 | |
| 19 | Aston Villa | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -4 | 1 | |
| 20 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -6 | 0 |
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Liverpool | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
| 2 | Chelsea | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 3 | Arsenal | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 4 | Tottenham | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 5 | Everton | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 6 | Sunderland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 7 | Bournemouth | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 8 | Palace | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 9 | Man Utd | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | Nottm Forest | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 4 |
| 11 | Brighton | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 4 |
| 12 | Leeds | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 4 |
| 13 | Man City | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 14 | Burnley | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 3 |
| 15 | Brentford | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 3 |
| 16 | West Ham | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -4 | 3 |
| 17 | Newcastle | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 2 |
| 18 | Fulham | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 2 |
| 19 | Aston Villa | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 1 |
| 20 | Wolves | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -6 | 0 |
| Sunderland's Results | |||
| Aug 30 | Brentford | 2 - 1 | H |
| Aug 26 | Huddersfield Town | 1 - 1 | H |
| Aug 23 | Burnley | 0 - 2 | A |
| Sunderland's Fixtures | |||
| Sep 13 | Crystal Palace | A | |
| Sep 21 | Aston Villa | H | |
| Sep 27 | Nottingham Forest | A | |
| Premier League Table | ||||
| Pos | Team | Pld | GD | Pts |
| 3 | Arsenal | 3 | 5 | 6 |
| 4 | Tottenham | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| 5 | Sunderland | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 6 | Everton | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 7 | Bournemouth | 3 | 0 | 6 |