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Through May 16 



                         GP   W   T   L  GF  GA   Pts
 1. Manchester United    38  22  13   3  80  37   79
 2. Arsenal              38  22  12   4  59  17   78
 3. Chelsea              38  20  15   3  57  30   75
 4. Leeds United         38  18  13   7  62  34   67
 5. West Ham United      38  16   9  13  44  53   57
 6. Aston Villa          38  15  10  13  51  46   55
 7. Liverpool            38  15   9  14  68  49   54
 8. Derby County         38  13  13  12  40  45   52
 9. Middlesbrough        38  12  15  11  48  54   51
10. Leicester City       38  12  13  13  40  46   49
11. Tottenham Hotspur    38  11  14  13  47  50   47
12. Sheffield Wednesday  38  13   7  18  41  42   46
13. Newcastle United     38  11  13  14  48  54   46
14. Everton              38  11  10  17  42  47   43
15. Coventry City        38  11   9  18  39  51   42
16. Wimbledon            38  10  12  16  40  63   42
17. Southampton          38  11   8  19  37  64   41
18. Charlton Athletic    38   8  12  18  41  56   36
19. Blackburn Rovers     38   7  14  17  38  52   35
20. Nottingham Forest    38   7   9  22  35  69   30
Note: Manchester United is champion. Charlton, Blackburn and Nottingham Forest are relegated. 
Played May 16
Arsenal 1, Aston Villa 0
Sheffield Wednesday 1, Charlton Athletic 0
Chelsea 2, Derby County 1
Coventry City 2, Leeds United 2
Liverpool 3, Wimbledon 0
Manchester United 2, Tottenham Hotspur 1
Newcastle United 1, Blackburn Rovers 1
Nottingham Forest 1, Leicester City 0
Southampton 2, Everton 0
West Ham United 4, Middlesbrough 0 

Leading scorers
Through May 16
18 - Dwight Yorke (Manchester United), Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink (Leeds United)
17 - Michael Owen (Liverpool), Nicolas Anelka (Arsenal), Andy Cole (Manchester United)
15 - Hamilton Ricard (Middlesbrough)
14 - Dion Dublin (Aston Villa, 3 for Coventry City), Robbie Fowler (Liverpool), Alan Shearer (Newcastle United), Julian Joachim (Aston Villa)
13 - Gianfranco Zola (Chelsea)
12 - Ole Gunnar Solskjaer (Manchester United), Dennis Bergkamp (Arsenal)
11 - Marcus Gayle (Wimbledon), Gustavo Poyet (Chelsea)
10 - Jason Euell (Wimbledon), Tore Andre Flo (Chelsea), Ian Wright (West Ham United), Noel Whelan (Coventry City), Tony Cottee (Leicester City). 



F.A. Cup 

Final
To be played May 22 at Wembley
Manchester United vs. Newcastle United

Semifinals
Played April 14
Arsenal 1, Manchester United 2 (after extra time)

Played April 11
Manchester United 0, Arsenal 0 (After extra time. replay April 14 at Villa Park)
Newastle United 2, Tottenham Hotspur 0 (After extra time)

Quarterfinals
Played March 16
Barnsley (I) 0, Tottenham Hotspur 1

Played March 6
Arsenal 1, Derby County 0


Sunday, March 7
Manchester United 0, Chelsea 0
Newcastle United 4, Everton 1


League Cup
Final (played March 21)
Tottenham Hotspur 1, Leicester City 0