1988-12-27
| First Division |
| Division 1 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norwich City | 2 | 1 | West Ham United | Carrow Road | 17,491 | |
| Gordon, Townsend | Lineups | Stewart | ||||
| 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 | 1 | Norwich City | 18 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 36 | W | W | D | L | D | 1988-12-31 | Middlesbrough | H |
| 2 | -1 | Arsenal | 17 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 12 | 17 | 34 | W | W | D | D | L | 1988-12-31 | Aston Villa | A |
| 3 | 0 | Liverpool | 18 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 28 | W | L | D | D | D | 1989-01-01 | Manchester United | A |
| 4 | 0 | Millwall | 17 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 27 | L | W | L | L | D | 1988-12-31 | Derby County | A |
| 5 | 0 | Everton | 17 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 27 | W | D | D | W | W | 1988-12-31 | Coventry City | H |
| 6 | 0 | Coventry City | 18 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 27 | D | L | W | L | W | 1988-12-31 | Everton | A |
| 7 | 0 | Derby County | 17 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 26 | L | W | L | D | W | 1988-12-31 | Millwall | H |
| 8 | 0 | Southampton | 18 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 26 | D | D | D | L | D | 1988-12-31 | Queens Park Rangers | H |
| 9 | 0 | Manchester United | 18 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 24 | W | L | L | W | D | 1989-01-01 | Liverpool | H |
| 10 | 0 | Aston Villa | 18 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 1 | 23 | W | D | D | W | L | 1988-12-31 | Arsenal | H |
| 11 | 0 | Tottenham Hotspur | 18 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 22 | D | W | W | L | D | 1988-12-31 | Newcastle United | H |
| 12 | 0 | Nottingham Forest | 18 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 13 | -3 | 22 | L | L | D | D | W | 1988-12-31 | Sheffield Wednesday | A |
| 13 | 0 | Sheffield Wednesday | 17 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 9 | -3 | 21 | L | L | D | D | W | 1988-12-31 | Nottingham Forest | H |
| 14 | 0 | Middlesbrough | 18 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 21 | -8 | 21 | L | D | D | D | L | 1988-12-31 | Norwich City | A |
| 15 | 0 | Queens Park Rangers | 18 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 20 | L | D | D | W | D | 1988-12-31 | Southampton | A |
| 16 | 0 | Luton Town | 18 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 11 | -1 | 20 | D | D | W | D | D | 1988-12-31 | Wimbledon | A |
| 17 | 0 | Wimbledon | 17 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -9 | 19 | W | W | L | W | D | 1988-12-31 | Luton Town | H |
| 18 | 0 | Newcastle United | 18 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 19 | -16 | 17 | W | D | W | D | D | 1988-12-31 | Tottenham Hotspur | A |
| 19 | 0 | Charlton Athletic | 18 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -12 | 16 | L | D | D | L | L | 1988-12-31 | West Ham United | H |
| 20 | 0 | West Ham United | 18 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 16 | -18 | 13 | L | L | D | W | L | 1988-12-31 | Charlton Athletic | A |
