Crowd | | | Opponents |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 40,990 | A | P (1) | Nottingham Forest | L | 1-4 | 1-2 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 91 | 10 | 11 |
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| | 10,702 | H | P (2) | Darlington | W | 2-1 | 0-0 | - -
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 71 | 8 | 91 |
| 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 |
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| | 10,680 | H | P (3) | Manchester City | W | 1-0 | 1-0 | - -
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 81 | 9 |
| 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 |
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| | 36,046 | A | P (4) | Tottenham Hotspur | L | 2-3 | 1-2 | 8
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 51 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 91 |
| 11 | 10 |
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| | 10,726 | H | P (5) | Chelsea | W | 1-0 | 0-0 | 12
| 1 | 2 | 31 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| 9 | 9 |
| 11 | 10 |
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| 7 | 8 | | 59,420 | A | P (6) | Arsenal | L | 0-2 | 0-2 | 6
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| 8 | 9 |
| 11 | 10 |
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| | 10,730 | H | P (7) | Brentford | W | 2-1 | 2-0 | 9
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| 81 | 91 |
| 11 | 10 | 9 |
| 7 |
| | 40,245 | A | P (8) | Exeter City | X | 1-1 | 1-0 | 5
| 1 | 2 | 31 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| 8 | 9 |
| 11 | 10 | 9 |
| 7 |
| | 10,588 | H | P (9) | Norwich City | L | 0-2 | 0-2 | 5
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| 8 | 9 |
| 11 | 10 |
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| 7 |
| | 22,815 | A | LC 2 | Luton Town³ | X | 2-2 | 1-1 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| 81 | 9 |
| 11 | 101 |
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| 7 | 4 | | 82,448 | A | P (10) | Liverpool | L | 0-2 | 0-2 | 9
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| 8 | 9 |
| 11 | 10 |
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| | 10,612 | H | P (11) | Southampton | W | 1-0 | 0-0 | 10
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 51 | 6 |
| 8 | 9 |
| 11 | 10 |
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| 7 | 4 | | 10,725 | H | FA 3 | Coventry City | W | 5-0 | 2-0 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 41 | 51 | 6 |
| 82 | 9 |
| 11 | 10 | 9 |
| 71 |
| | 23,224 | A | P (12) | Manchester United | L | 2-3 | 0-3 | 8
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| 8 | 92 |
| 11 | 10 |
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| | 10,676 | H | P (13) | Everton | W | 2-1 | 1-1 | 9
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| 81 | 91 |
| 11 | 10 | 9 |
| 7 |
| | 21,148 | A | P (14) | Middlesbrough | L | 1-3 | 0-3 | 7
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| 81 | 9 |
| 11 | 10 |
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| | 6,920 | A | P (15) | Brighton & HA | X | 1-1 | 1-1 | 8
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| 8 | 91 |
| 11 | 10 |
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| 7 | 4 | | 10,674 | H | P (16) | Leeds United | L | 0-4 | 0-3 | 8
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| 8 | 9 |
| 11 | 10 |
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| A | P (17) | Crystal Palace |
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| H | P (18) | Aston Villa |
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| A | P (19) | Sunderland |
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| H | P (20) | Nottingham Forest |
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| A | P (21) | Darlington |
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| A | P (22) | Manchester City |
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| H | P (23) | Tottenham Hotspur |
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| A | P (24) | Chelsea |
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| H | P (25) | Arsenal |
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| A | P (26) | Brentford |
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| H | P (27) | Exeter City |
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| A | P (28) | Norwich City |
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| H | P (29) | Liverpool |
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| A | P (30) | Southampton |
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| H | P (31) | Manchester United |
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| A | P (32) | Everton |
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| H | P (33) | Middlesbrough |
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| H | P (34) | Brighton & HA |
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| A | P (35) | Leeds United |
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| H | P (36) | Crystal Palace |
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| A | P (37) | Aston Villa |
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| H | P (38) | Sunderland |
| | Key: P - Premier League, (#) - league round number and ³ - away goals rule. |
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