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Table & Scores on 21/12/1996
| Home | Away | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Liverpool | 18 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 37 | Arsenal | 18 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 35 | Wimbledon | 17 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 34 | Manchester United | 18 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 17 | 31 | Newcastle United | 17 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 30 | Aston Villa | 17 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 30 | Everton | 18 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 28 | Chelsea | 18 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 28 | Sheffield Wednesday | 18 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 26 | Tottenham Hotspur | 18 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 25 | Derby County | 18 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 22 | Leeds United | 18 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 22 | Leicester City | 18 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 21 | Sunderland | 18 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 20 | West Ham United | 18 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 18 | Southampton | 18 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 23 | 16 | Coventry City | 18 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 16 | Blackburn Rovers | 17 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 13 | Nottingham Forest | 18 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 13 | Middlesbrough | 18 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 12 |
| Chelsea 3 (3) West Ham United 1 (1) | Hughes 6, 35, Zola 10 Porfirio 11 | Attendance: 28,315 |
| Everton 0 (0) Leeds United 0 (0) | Attendance: 36,954 |
| Leicester City 0 (0) Coventry City 2 (1) | Dublin 12, 72 | Attendance: 20,038 |
| Manchester United 5 (2) Sunderland 0 (0) | Solskjaer 35, 48, Cantona 43 Pen, 80, 59 | Attendance: 55,081 |
| Nottingham Forest 2 (0) Arsenal 1 (0) | Haaland 67, 89 Wright 63 | Attendance: 27,384 |
| Southampton 3 (2) Derby County 1 (1) | Watson 9, Oakley 13, Magilton 89 Pen Dailly 8 | Attendance: 14,901 |
| Tottenham Hotspur 1 (1) Sheffield Wednesday 1 (1) | Nielsen 29 Nolan 16 | Attendance: 30,996 |