1996-12-16
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| Derby County | 0 | 1 | Everton | Baseball Ground | 17,252 | |
| Lineups | Barmby | |||||
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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 | Arsenal | 17 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 35 | D | W | W | W | L | 1996-12-21 | Nottingham Forest | A |
| 2 | 0 | Liverpool | 17 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 16 | 34 | W | L | W | D | D | 1996-12-17 | Nottingham Forest | H |
| 3 | 0 | Wimbledon | 17 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 13 | 34 | W | W | W | D | D | 1996-12-22 | Aston Villa | A |
| 4 | 0 | Newcastle United | 16 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 30 | D | L | D | D | W | 1996-12-17 | Coventry City | A |
| 5 | 0 | Aston Villa | 17 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 30 | W | W | W | W | L | 1996-12-22 | Wimbledon | H |
| 6 | 0 | Manchester United | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 27 | D | W | D | W | L | 1996-12-18 | Sheffield Wednesday | A |
| 7 | 1 | Everton | 17 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 27 | W | D | L | W | D | 1996-12-21 | Leeds United | H |
| 8 | -1 | Chelsea | 17 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 16 | -1 | 25 | L | D | L | D | D | 1996-12-21 | West Ham United | H |
| 9 | 0 | Tottenham Hotspur | 17 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 24 | D | W | L | L | W | 1996-12-21 | Sheffield Wednesday | H |
| 10 | 0 | Sheffield Wednesday | 16 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | -1 | 24 | W | D | D | W | D | 1996-12-18 | Manchester United | H |
| 11 | 0 | Derby County | 17 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 10 | -1 | 22 | L | D | W | D | W | 1996-12-21 | Southampton | A |
| 12 | 0 | Leicester City | 17 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 10 | -5 | 21 | D | W | L | L | W | 1996-12-21 | Coventry City | H |
| 13 | 0 | Leeds United | 17 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -5 | 21 | D | D | W | W | L | 1996-12-21 | Everton | A |
| 14 | 0 | Sunderland | 17 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 13 | -4 | 20 | W | L | W | D | L | 1996-12-21 | Manchester United | A |
| 15 | 0 | West Ham United | 17 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -7 | 18 | D | L | D | D | D | 1996-12-21 | Chelsea | A |
| 16 | 0 | Middlesbrough | 18 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 20 | -12 | 15 | L | D | L | L | D | 1996-12-26 | Everton | H |
| 17 | 0 | Blackburn Rovers | 17 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -6 | 13 | L | D | W | D | D | 1996-12-26 | Newcastle United | H |
| 18 | 0 | Southampton | 17 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 23 | -8 | 13 | L | L | L | L | L | 1996-12-21 | Derby County | H |
| 19 | 0 | Nottingham Forest | 16 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -13 | 10 | D | L | D | L | L | 1996-12-17 | Liverpool | A |
| 20 | 0 | Coventry City | 16 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 | -13 | 10 | L | L | L | D | D | 1996-12-17 | Newcastle United | H |
