1996-09-08
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Premier League | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Sheffield Wednesday | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | L | W | W | W | W | 1996-09-16 | Arsenal | A |
| 2 | 0 | Chelsea | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 11 | W | D | W | W | D | 1996-09-15 | Aston Villa | H |
| 3 | 0 | Liverpool | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | W | W | D | W | D | 1996-09-15 | Leicester City | A |
| 4 | 0 | Aston Villa | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | D | W | W | W | L | 1996-09-15 | Chelsea | A |
| 5 | 0 | Manchester United | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 9 | W | D | D | D | W | 1996-09-14 | Nottingham Forest | H |
| 6 | 0 | Newcastle United | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 | W | W | L | W | L | 1996-09-14 | Blackburn Rovers | H |
| 7 | 0 | Middlesbrough | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | W | W | D | L | D | 1996-09-14 | Everton | A |
| 8 | 0 | Arsenal | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 8 | D | D | W | L | W | 1996-09-16 | Sheffield Wednesday | H |
| 9 | 0 | Leeds United | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -4 | 7 | L | W | W | L | D | 1996-09-14 | Coventry City | A |
| 10 | 2 | Sunderland | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6 | D | L | D | W | D | 1996-09-14 | Derby County | A |
| 11 | -1 | Nottingham Forest | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 6 | D | D | D | L | W | 1996-09-14 | Manchester United | A |
| 12 | -1 | Wimbledon | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 6 | W | W | L | L | L | 1996-09-14 | West Ham United | A |
| 13 | 0 | Tottenham Hotspur | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | L | L | D | D | W | 1996-09-14 | Southampton | A |
| 14 | 0 | Leicester City | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 5 | D | L | L | W | D | 1996-09-15 | Liverpool | H |
| 15 | 0 | Everton | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | -3 | 5 | L | L | D | D | W | 1996-09-14 | Middlesbrough | H |
| 16 | 0 | West Ham United | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -4 | 5 | D | L | W | D | L | 1996-09-14 | Wimbledon | H |
| 17 | 0 | Derby County | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 3 | D | L | D | D | # | 1996-09-09 | Blackburn Rovers | A |
| 18 | 0 | Southampton | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 2 | L | D | L | L | D | 1996-09-14 | Tottenham Hotspur | H |
| 19 | 0 | Blackburn Rovers | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -4 | 1 | L | D | L | L | # | 1996-09-09 | Derby County | H |
| 20 | 0 | Coventry City | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | -10 | 1 | L | L | L | D | L | 1996-09-14 | Leeds United | H |
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Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Barnsley | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 12 | W | W | W | W | # | 1996-09-10 | Stoke City | H |
| 2 | 0 | Norwich City | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 12 | W | W | W | L | W | 1996-09-11 | Queens Park Rangers | H |
| 3 | 0 | Stoke City | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 11 | D | D | W | W | W | 1996-09-10 | Barnsley | A |
| 4 | 0 | Bolton Wanderers | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 10 | L | W | W | W | D | 1996-09-10 | Grimsby Town | H |
| 5 | 0 | Tranmere Rovers | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | W | L | W | W | D | 1996-09-10 | Huddersfield Town | A |
| 6 | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | W | L | D | W | W | 1996-09-10 | Oxford United | A |
| 7 | 0 | Huddersfield Town | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | W | D | L | W | # | 1996-09-10 | Tranmere Rovers | H |
| 8 | 13 | Reading | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 7 | W | D | L | L | W | 1996-09-10 | West Bromwich Albion | A |
| 9 | -1 | Swindon Town | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | L | W | W | D | L | 1996-09-11 | Portsmouth | H |
| 10 | -1 | Queens Park Rangers | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | L | L | D | W | W | 1996-09-11 | Norwich City | A |
| 11 | -1 | Portsmouth | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | D | W | W | L | L | 1996-09-11 | Swindon Town | A |
| 12 | -1 | Crystal Palace | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | D | D | D | W | L | 1996-09-10 | Ipswich Town | H |
| 13 | -1 | Port Vale | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | D | W | L | D | D | 1996-09-10 | Manchester City | H |
| 14 | -1 | Manchester City | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | L | W | L | L | W | 1996-09-10 | Port Vale | A |
| 15 | -1 | Bradford City | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | L | W | L | L | W | 1996-09-10 | Sheffield United | A |
| 16 | -1 | Ipswich Town | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 5 | L | D | D | W | L | 1996-09-10 | Crystal Palace | A |
| 17 | -1 | West Bromwich Albion | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | W | D | D | L | # | 1996-09-10 | Reading | H |
| 18 | -1 | Southend United | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 4 | W | L | L | L | D | 1996-09-10 | Charlton Athletic | A |
| 19 | -1 | Sheffield United | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | W | D | L | # | # | 1996-09-10 | Bradford City | H |
| 20 | -1 | Grimsby Town | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | W | L | D | L | L | 1996-09-10 | Bolton Wanderers | A |
| 21 | -1 | Birmingham City | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | L | D | W | # | # | 1996-09-10 | Oldham Athletic | H |
| 22 | 0 | Oxford United | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | L | L | L | W | L | 1996-09-10 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H |
| 23 | 0 | Oldham Athletic | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | L | D | L | L | L | 1996-09-10 | Birmingham City | A |
| 24 | 0 | Charlton Athletic | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | L | L | D | L | # | 1996-09-10 | Southend United | H |
