1988-03-06
| First Division |
| Division 1 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenal | 2 | 1 | Tottenham Hotspur | Highbury | 37,143 | |
| Smith, Groves | Lineups | Allen C | ||||
| 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 | 28 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 30 | 9 | 54 | 72 | W | W | W | D | W | 1988-03-16 | Derby County | A |
| 2 | 0 | Manchester United | 30 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 18 | 15 | 55 | L | D | W | W | W | 1988-03-12 | Sheffield Wednesday | H |
| 3 | 0 | Nottingham Forest | 27 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 13 | 27 | 52 | W | D | W | D | D | 1988-03-16 | Queens Park Rangers | A |
| 4 | 0 | Everton | 28 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 24 | 52 | W | W | W | W | W | 1988-03-09 | Tottenham Hotspur | A |
| 5 | 0 | Arsenal | 29 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 31 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 51 | W | W | W | L | L | 1988-03-19 | Newcastle United | H |
| 6 | 0 | Queens Park Rangers | 29 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 2 | 46 | L | W | L | W | L | 1988-03-16 | Nottingham Forest | H |
| 7 | 0 | Wimbledon | 29 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 23 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 19 | 10 | 45 | W | L | D | D | L | 1988-03-19 | Tottenham Hotspur | H |
| 8 | 0 | Tottenham Hotspur | 31 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 18 | -3 | 39 | L | D | W | D | D | 1988-03-09 | Everton | H |
| 9 | 0 | Luton Town | 27 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 6 | 38 | L | L | W | W | D | 1988-03-15 | Coventry City | A |
| 10 | 0 | Southampton | 30 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 24 | -4 | 37 | W | D | L | D | L | 1988-03-12 | Coventry City | H |
| 11 | 0 | Newcastle United | 29 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 23 | -6 | 37 | L | D | W | L | D | 1988-03-19 | Arsenal | A |
| 12 | 0 | Sheffield Wednesday | 30 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 20 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 28 | -15 | 37 | L | L | L | L | W | 1988-03-12 | Manchester United | A |
| 13 | 0 | West Ham United | 29 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 19 | -7 | 33 | D | L | D | D | W | 1988-03-12 | Charlton Athletic | A |
| 14 | 0 | Norwich City | 29 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 16 | -7 | 33 | W | D | W | D | D | 1988-03-12 | Tottenham Hotspur | A |
| 15 | 0 | Coventry City | 28 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 22 | -11 | 33 | D | W | D | W | L | 1988-03-12 | Southampton | A |
| 16 | 0 | Chelsea | 30 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 19 | 41 | -15 | 32 | D | L | L | L | D | 1988-03-12 | Everton | H |
| 17 | 0 | Derby County | 29 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 20 | -9 | 30 | D | D | W | D | L | 1988-03-16 | Liverpool | H |
| 18 | 0 | Portsmouth | 29 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 21 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 25 | -19 | 30 | L | D | W | D | D | 1988-03-19 | Sheffield Wednesday | A |
| 19 | 0 | Oxford United | 28 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 24 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 30 | -21 | 26 | D | D | D | L | D | 1988-03-16 | Norwich City | A |
| 20 | 0 | Charlton Athletic | 30 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 20 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 27 | -19 | 25 | D | L | W | D | L | 1988-03-12 | West Ham United | H |
| 21 | 0 | Watford | 29 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 19 | -20 | 23 | L | L | L | D | D | 1988-03-19 | West Ham United | A |
