Pl   Team                      P    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts
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1    Newcastle_United         23   11   9   3    29   18   11    42
2    Sunderland               23    9  11   3    22   12   10    38
3    Queens_Park_Rangers      23    7  12   4    20   13    7    33
4    Chelsea                  23    7   9   7    22   23   -1    30
5    Manchester_City          23    6   9   8    18   20   -2    27
6    Wolverhampton_Wanderers  23    6   9   8    13   21   -8    27
7    West_Ham_United          23    6   5  12    15   24   -9    23
8    Southampton              23    4   8  11    16   24   -8    20