1988-11-27
| First Division |
| Division 1 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newcastle United | 0 | 0 | Manchester United | St James' Park | 20,234 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
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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 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 29 | D | D | D | W | D | 1988-12-03 | Aston Villa | A |
| 2 | 0 | Arsenal | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 15 | 26 | L | W | W | W | W | 1988-12-04 | Liverpool | H |
| 3 | 0 | Millwall | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 24 | D | W | D | W | L | 1988-12-03 | West Ham United | H |
| 4 | 0 | Liverpool | 14 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 23 | D | W | D | W | W | 1988-12-04 | Arsenal | A |
| 5 | 0 | Coventry City | 14 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 23 | W | D | D | W | D | 1988-12-03 | Queens Park Rangers | A |
| 6 | 0 | Southampton | 14 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 23 | D | D | W | W | D | 1988-12-03 | Wimbledon | A |
| 7 | 0 | Derby County | 13 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 22 | W | W | D | W | W | 1988-12-03 | Sheffield Wednesday | A |
| 8 | 0 | Nottingham Forest | 14 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 20 | W | D | D | L | W | 1988-12-03 | Middlesbrough | H |
| 9 | 0 | Everton | 13 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 19 | W | D | W | D | D | 1988-12-03 | Tottenham Hotspur | H |
| 10 | 0 | Sheffield Wednesday | 13 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 19 | W | D | L | D | D | 1988-12-03 | Derby County | H |
| 11 | 1 | Manchester United | 14 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 18 | D | D | D | D | D | 1988-12-03 | Charlton Athletic | H |
| 12 | -1 | Middlesbrough | 14 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 17 | -7 | 18 | L | L | W | L | W | 1988-12-03 | Nottingham Forest | A |
| 13 | 0 | Queens Park Rangers | 14 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 15 | D | L | L | W | D | 1988-12-03 | Coventry City | H |
| 14 | 0 | Aston Villa | 14 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | -2 | 15 | L | L | L | D | W | 1988-12-03 | Norwich City | H |
| 15 | 0 | Tottenham Hotspur | 14 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | -3 | 15 | D | D | W | W | L | 1988-12-03 | Everton | A |
| 16 | 0 | Luton Town | 14 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 11 | -2 | 14 | D | W | L | L | D | 1988-12-03 | Newcastle United | H |
| 17 | 0 | Charlton Athletic | 14 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -8 | 14 | L | D | L | L | W | 1988-12-03 | Manchester United | A |
| 18 | 0 | Wimbledon | 13 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -11 | 10 | D | D | L | L | L | 1988-12-03 | Southampton | H |
| 19 | 0 | West Ham United | 14 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 14 | -16 | 9 | L | L | D | D | L | 1988-12-03 | Millwall | A |
| 20 | 0 | Newcastle United | 14 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 18 | -18 | 9 | D | L | L | L | L | 1988-12-03 | Luton Town | A |
