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Table & Scores on 26/12/1996
| Home | Away | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Liverpool | 20 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 39 | Arsenal | 19 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 36 | Manchester United | 19 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 17 | 34 | Wimbledon | 18 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 34 | Aston Villa | 19 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 33 | Newcastle United | 19 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 31 | Chelsea | 19 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 31 | Everton | 19 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 15 | 28 | Tottenham Hotspur | 19 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 28 | Sheffield Wednesday | 19 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 27 | Sunderland | 19 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 23 | Derby County | 19 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 22 | Leicester City | 19 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 22 | Leeds United | 19 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 22 | Coventry City | 19 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 19 | West Ham United | 18 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 18 | Blackburn Rovers | 18 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 16 | Southampton | 19 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 26 | 16 | Middlesbrough | 19 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 15 | Nottingham Forest | 19 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 13 |
| Aston Villa 0 (0) Chelsea 2 (0) | Zola 66, Zola 70 | Attendance: 39,339 |
| Blackburn Rovers 1 (0) Newcastle United 0 (0) | Gallacher 75 | Attendance: 30,398 |
| Leeds United 1 (1) Coventry City 3 (3) | Deane 9 Huckerby 30, Dublin 38, McAllister 40 Pen | Attendance: 36,465 |
| Liverpool 1 (0) Leicester City 1 (0) | Collymore 80 Claridge 76 | Attendance: 40,786 |
| Middlesbrough 4 (2) Everton 2 (2) | Hignett 22, Blackmore 37, Juninho 58, 74 Unsworth 31 Pen, Ferguson 45 | Attendance: 29,673 |
| Nottingham Forest 0 (0) Manchester United 4 (2) | Beckham 25, Butt 44, Solskjaer 67, Cole 76 | Attendance: 29,032 |
| Sheffield Wednesday 0 (0) Arsenal 0 (0) | Attendance: 23,245 |
| Sunderland 2 (0) Derby County 0 (0) | Ord 73, Russell 87 | Attendance: 22,512 |
| Tottenham Hotspur 3 (2) Southampton 1 (1) | Iversen 1, 30, Nielsen 64 Le Tissier 40 | Attendance: 30,549 |