1987-10-18
| First Division |
| Division 1 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tottenham Hotspur | 1 | 2 | Arsenal | White Hart Lane | 36,680 | |
| Claesen | Lineups | Rocastle, Thomas | ||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ptn |  |
First Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Liverpool | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 22 | 25 | W | W | W | W | W | 1987-10-24 | Luton Town | A |
| 2 | 0 | Queens Park Rangers | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 25 | L | W | W | L | W | 1987-10-24 | Portsmouth | H |
| 3 | 3 | Arsenal | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 23 | W | W | W | W | W | 1987-10-24 | Derby County | H |
| 4 | -1 | Nottingham Forest | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 23 | W | W | W | W | L | 1987-10-24 | Tottenham Hotspur | H |
| 5 | -1 | Manchester United | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 23 | W | W | D | W | L | 1987-10-25 | West Ham United | A |
| 6 | -1 | Chelsea | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 22 | W | L | D | W | W | 1987-10-24 | Southampton | A |
| 7 | 0 | Tottenham Hotspur | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 20 | L | L | W | L | W | 1987-10-24 | Nottingham Forest | A |
| 8 | 0 | Everton | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 19 | D | W | W | L | W | 1987-10-24 | Watford | H |
| 9 | 0 | Coventry City | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | -2 | 16 | L | W | W | L | D | 1987-10-20 | Southampton | H |
| 10 | 0 | Oxford United | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -3 | 14 | L | L | W | W | W | 1987-10-24 | Charlton Athletic | H |
| 11 | 0 | Derby County | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | -4 | 13 | W | L | D | L | L | 1987-10-24 | Arsenal | A |
| 12 | 0 | Portsmouth | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 14 | -11 | 13 | W | L | W | D | D | 1987-10-24 | Queens Park Rangers | A |
| 13 | 0 | Wimbledon | 11 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -3 | 12 | L | L | L | L | D | 1987-10-31 | Tottenham Hotspur | A |
| 14 | 0 | Luton Town | 12 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 12 | -4 | 12 | W | L | D | L | L | 1987-10-24 | Liverpool | H |
| 15 | 0 | West Ham United | 11 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -3 | 11 | W | D | D | L | L | 1987-10-25 | Manchester United | H |
| 16 | 0 | Newcastle United | 10 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | -5 | 10 | D | D | W | L | D | 1987-10-24 | Coventry City | A |
| 17 | 0 | Southampton | 10 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | -5 | 10 | W | L | L | L | D | 1987-10-20 | Coventry City | A |
| 18 | 0 | Norwich City | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 9 | -8 | 10 | L | W | L | L | L | 1987-10-24 | Sheffield Wednesday | A |
| 19 | 0 | Watford | 10 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | -7 | 8 | L | L | L | D | W | 1987-10-24 | Everton | A |
| 20 | 0 | Sheffield Wednesday | 12 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 14 | -15 | 6 | L | L | L | W | D | 1987-10-24 | Norwich City | H |
| 21 | 0 | Charlton Athletic | 11 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | -13 | 5 | L | D | L | L | W | 1987-10-24 | Oxford United | A |
