Team	Played	GD	Pts
VILLA	18	+21	35
Reading	18	+16	31
West Ham	18	+11	31
Arsenal	18	+9	30
Fulham	17	+3	28
Chelsea	18	+2	22
Birmingham	18	-8	22
Spurs	18	-2	21
Portsmouth	17	-14	16
Derby	18	-38	6

Table up to May3.