2001-12-20
| First Division |
| First Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crystal Palace | 1 | 1 | Nottingham Forest | Selhurst Park | 15,645 | |
| Morrison | Lineups | John | ||||
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First Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Burnley | 24 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 49 | W | W | W | W | W | 2001-12-22 | Millwall | H |
| 2 | 0 | Manchester City | 24 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 45 | W | W | L | W | W | 2001-12-26 | West Bromwich Albion | H |
| 3 | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 24 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 17 | 45 | W | L | D | L | W | 2001-12-22 | Watford | A |
| 4 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion | 24 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 42 | D | W | L | W | W | 2001-12-22 | Sheffield Wednesday | H |
| 5 | 0 | Norwich City | 24 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 23 | 1 | 42 | W | L | W | W | D | 2001-12-22 | Wimbledon | H |
| 6 | 0 | Millwall | 23 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 38 | W | D | L | W | L | 2001-12-22 | Burnley | A |
| 7 | 0 | Crystal Palace | 25 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 32 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 23 | 10 | 38 | D | L | L | W | L | 2001-12-26 | Millwall | A |
| 8 | 0 | Coventry City | 24 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 37 | L | L | L | W | W | 2001-12-23 | Bradford City | H |
| 9 | 0 | Preston North End | 24 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 19 | 8 | 36 | L | L | D | W | D | 2001-12-22 | Grimsby Town | H |
| 10 | 0 | Birmingham City | 24 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 22 | 7 | 36 | L | W | W | D | W | 2001-12-22 | Walsall | H |
| 11 | 0 | Watford | 23 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 35 | W | W | D | W | D | 2001-12-22 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H |
| 12 | 0 | Gillingham | 24 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 3 | 33 | W | D | D | W | W | 2001-12-22 | Barnsley | A |
| 13 | 0 | Portsmouth | 24 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 0 | 33 | L | L | L | W | L | 2001-12-22 | Stockport County | H |
| 14 | 0 | Wimbledon | 24 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 22 | 2 | 32 | W | W | L | L | D | 2001-12-22 | Norwich City | A |
| 15 | 0 | Bradford City | 24 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 31 | 23 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 0 | 32 | L | W | L | L | D | 2001-12-23 | Coventry City | A |
| 16 | 1 | Nottingham Forest | 25 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 2 | 31 | D | L | D | D | L | 2001-12-26 | Norwich City | H |
| 17 | -1 | Sheffield United | 24 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 13 | -2 | 31 | D | W | D | W | W | 2001-12-22 | Rotherham United | H |
| 18 | 0 | Crewe Alexandra | 24 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 23 | -12 | 29 | D | W | W | L | D | 2001-12-26 | Walsall | A |
| 19 | 0 | Rotherham United | 24 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 22 | -7 | 28 | W | L | W | L | W | 2001-12-22 | Sheffield United | A |
| 20 | 0 | Walsall | 24 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 27 | -12 | 23 | W | L | L | L | D | 2001-12-22 | Birmingham City | A |
| 21 | 0 | Sheffield Wednesday | 24 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 20 | -12 | 23 | L | D | L | W | D | 2001-12-22 | West Bromwich Albion | A |
| 22 | 0 | Barnsley | 24 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 30 | -18 | 22 | D | W | W | L | L | 2001-12-22 | Gillingham | H |
| 23 | 0 | Grimsby Town | 24 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 29 | -24 | 21 | L | D | L | L | D | 2001-12-22 | Preston North End | A |
| 24 | 0 | Stockport County | 24 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 23 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 31 | -30 | 12 | L | L | L | L | L | 2001-12-22 | Portsmouth | A |
