1989-01-15
| First Division |
| Division 1 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tottenham Hotspur | 1 | 2 | Nottingham Forest | White Hart Lane | 16,903 | |
| Waddle | Lineups | Parker, Clough | ||||
| 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 | Arsenal | 20 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 13 | 24 | 43 | W | W | W | W | W | 1989-01-21 | Sheffield Wednesday | H |
| 2 | 0 | Norwich City | 21 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 38 | L | D | D | W | W | 1989-01-22 | Millwall | A |
| 3 | 0 | Coventry City | 21 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 33 | W | W | L | D | L | 1989-01-21 | Wimbledon | H |
| 4 | 0 | Millwall | 20 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 6 | 33 | L | W | W | L | W | 1989-01-22 | Norwich City | H |
| 5 | 0 | Liverpool | 21 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 32 | D | W | L | W | L | 1989-01-21 | Southampton | H |
| 6 | 3 | Nottingham Forest | 21 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 3 | 31 | W | W | W | L | L | 1989-01-21 | Aston Villa | H |
| 7 | -1 | Manchester United | 21 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 30 | W | L | W | W | L | 1989-01-21 | West Ham United | A |
| 8 | -1 | Everton | 20 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 30 | L | L | W | W | D | 1989-01-21 | Luton Town | A |
| 9 | -1 | Derby County | 20 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 29 | L | W | L | L | W | 1989-01-21 | Queens Park Rangers | A |
| 10 | 0 | Wimbledon | 20 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 14 | -3 | 28 | W | W | W | W | W | 1989-01-21 | Coventry City | A |
| 11 | 0 | Middlesbrough | 21 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 22 | -5 | 28 | W | W | D | L | D | 1989-01-21 | Tottenham Hotspur | H |
| 12 | 0 | Aston Villa | 21 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 18 | -1 | 26 | W | L | L | W | D | 1989-01-21 | Nottingham Forest | A |
| 13 | 0 | Southampton | 21 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 21 | -6 | 26 | L | L | L | D | D | 1989-01-21 | Liverpool | A |
| 14 | 0 | Tottenham Hotspur | 21 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 13 | -1 | 25 | L | L | W | D | W | 1989-01-21 | Middlesbrough | A |
| 15 | 0 | Queens Park Rangers | 21 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 24 | L | D | W | L | D | 1989-01-21 | Derby County | H |
| 16 | 0 | Luton Town | 21 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 18 | -3 | 23 | L | W | L | D | D | 1989-01-21 | Everton | H |
| 17 | 0 | Sheffield Wednesday | 20 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 14 | -11 | 22 | D | L | L | L | L | 1989-01-21 | Arsenal | A |
| 18 | 0 | Charlton Athletic | 21 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -10 | 20 | W | L | D | L | D | 1989-01-21 | Newcastle United | A |
| 19 | 0 | West Ham United | 21 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 17 | -18 | 17 | W | L | D | L | L | 1989-01-21 | Manchester United | H |
| 20 | 0 | Newcastle United | 21 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 24 | -21 | 17 | L | L | L | W | D | 1989-01-21 | Charlton Athletic | H |
