| Teams | Last 5 | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | +/- | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Middlesbrough | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 25 | |
| 2 |  Sheffield United | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 25 | |
| 3 |  West Bromwich Albion | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 31 | 17 | 14 | 24 | |
| 4 |  Leeds United | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 9 | 13 | 23 | |
| 5 |  Nottingham Forest | 12 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 19 | |
| 6 |  Sheffield Wednesday | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 19 | |
| 7 |  Brentford | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 18 | |
| 8 |  Derby County | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 18 | |
| 9 |  Norwich City | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 18 | |
| 10 |  Blackburn Rovers | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 15 | -1 | 18 | |
| 11 |  Swansea City | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 17 | |
| 12 |  Wigan Athletic | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 16 | -2 | 17 | |
| 13 |  Bristol City | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 16 | |
| 14 |  Stoke City | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 18 | -1 | 16 | |
| 15 |  Aston Villa | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 15 | |
| 16 |  Bolton Wanderers | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 15 | -5 | 15 | |
| 17 |  Birmingham City | 12 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 14 | |
| 18 |  Queens Park Rangers | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 19 | -10 | 14 | |
| 19 |  Rotherham United | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 19 | -10 | 11 | |
| 20 |  Millwall | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 19 | -6 | 10 | |
| 21 |  Reading | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 20 | -5 | 9 | |
| 22 |  Preston North End | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 24 | -6 | 9 | |
| 23 |  Ipswich Town | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 18 | -7 | 9 | |
| 24 |  Hull City | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 19 | -9 | 8 |