1988-11-06
| First Division |
| Division 1 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nottingham Forest | 1 | 4 | Arsenal | City Ground | 19,038 | |
| Clough | Lineups | Smith, Bould, Adams, Marwood | ||||
| 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 | Norwich City | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 26 | W | D | W | W | W | 1988-11-12 | Sheffield Wednesday | H |
| 2 | 3 | Arsenal | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 20 | W | W | D | W | W | 1988-11-12 | Newcastle United | A |
| 3 | -1 | Millwall | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 19 | W | L | D | D | W | 1988-11-12 | Liverpool | A |
| 4 | -1 | Liverpool | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 18 | W | W | L | D | L | 1988-11-12 | Millwall | H |
| 5 | -1 | Southampton | 11 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 18 | W | D | W | L | L | 1988-11-12 | Aston Villa | H |
| 6 | 0 | Derby County | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 15 | W | W | D | L | D | 1988-11-12 | Manchester United | H |
| 7 | 0 | Coventry City | 10 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 15 | D | L | D | D | W | 1988-11-12 | Luton Town | H |
| 8 | 0 | Aston Villa | 11 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 15 | D | W | W | D | L | 1988-11-12 | Southampton | A |
| 9 | 0 | Nottingham Forest | 11 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | -1 | 15 | L | W | W | D | W | 1988-11-12 | West Ham United | A |
| 10 | 0 | Middlesbrough | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -4 | 15 | L | W | L | W | W | 1988-11-12 | Queens Park Rangers | H |
| 11 | 0 | Manchester United | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 14 | D | D | L | D | D | 1988-11-12 | Derby County | A |
| 12 | 0 | Queens Park Rangers | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 14 | W | D | L | W | L | 1988-11-12 | Middlesbrough | A |
| 13 | 0 | Sheffield Wednesday | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 14 | D | L | W | W | W | 1988-11-12 | Norwich City | A |
| 14 | 0 | Charlton Athletic | 11 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -6 | 13 | L | W | D | D | D | 1988-11-12 | Everton | H |
| 15 | 0 | Everton | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 12 | D | D | L | W | L | 1988-11-12 | Charlton Athletic | A |
| 16 | 0 | Luton Town | 11 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | -4 | 10 | L | D | D | L | W | 1988-11-12 | Coventry City | A |
| 17 | 0 | Wimbledon | 10 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -10 | 8 | L | L | D | W | W | 1988-11-12 | Tottenham Hotspur | A |
| 18 | 0 | West Ham United | 11 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | -12 | 8 | D | L | W | L | L | 1988-11-12 | Nottingham Forest | H |
| 19 | 0 | Newcastle United | 11 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 14 | -13 | 8 | L | L | W | L | L | 1988-11-12 | Arsenal | H |
| 20 | 0 | Tottenham Hotspur | 10 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | -6 | 7 | L | L | L | L | D | 1988-11-12 | Wimbledon | H |
