1988-10-30
| First Division |
| Division 1 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Everton | 1 | 1 | Manchester United | Goodison Park | 27,005 | |
| Cottee | Lineups | Hughes | ||||
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First Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Norwich City | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 23 | D | W | W | W | L | 1988-11-05 | Wimbledon | A |
| 2 | 0 | Arsenal | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 17 | W | D | W | W | L | 1988-11-06 | Nottingham Forest | A |
| 3 | 0 | Millwall | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 16 | L | D | D | W | D | 1988-11-05 | Luton Town | H |
| 4 | 0 | Liverpool | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 15 | W | L | D | L | L | 1988-11-05 | Middlesbrough | H |
| 5 | 0 | Nottingham Forest | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 15 | W | W | D | W | D | 1988-11-06 | Arsenal | H |
| 6 | 0 | Southampton | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 15 | D | W | L | L | D | 1988-11-05 | Charlton Athletic | H |
| 7 | 0 | Middlesbrough | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 11 | -1 | 15 | W | L | W | W | W | 1988-11-05 | Liverpool | A |
| 8 | 0 | Coventry City | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 14 | L | D | D | W | L | 1988-11-05 | West Ham United | H |
| 9 | 0 | Aston Villa | 10 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 14 | W | W | D | L | L | 1988-11-05 | Manchester United | A |
| 10 | 2 | Manchester United | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 13 | D | L | D | D | W | 1988-11-05 | Aston Villa | H |
| 11 | -1 | Sheffield Wednesday | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 13 | L | W | W | W | L | 1988-11-05 | Everton | H |
| 12 | -1 | Charlton Athletic | 10 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | -4 | 13 | W | D | D | D | W | 1988-11-05 | Southampton | A |
| 13 | 0 | Derby County | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | W | D | L | D | L | 1988-11-05 | Tottenham Hotspur | A |
| 14 | 1 | Everton | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 11 | D | L | W | L | L | 1988-11-05 | Sheffield Wednesday | A |
| 15 | -1 | Queens Park Rangers | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | -1 | 11 | D | L | W | L | L | 1988-11-05 | Newcastle United | H |
| 16 | 0 | Luton Town | 10 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | -2 | 10 | D | D | L | W | D | 1988-11-05 | Millwall | A |
| 17 | 0 | Wimbledon | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -8 | 8 | L | D | W | W | L | 1988-11-05 | Norwich City | H |
| 18 | 0 | Newcastle United | 10 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | -10 | 8 | L | W | L | L | W | 1988-11-05 | Queens Park Rangers | A |
| 19 | 0 | Tottenham Hotspur | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | -4 | 7 | L | L | L | D | D | 1988-11-05 | Derby County | H |
| 20 | 0 | West Ham United | 10 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 9 | -12 | 7 | L | W | L | L | L | 1988-11-05 | Coventry City | A |
