| Sat Aug 17 96 | Wimbledon | (a) | 3-0 |
| Wed Aug 21 96 | Everton | (h) | 2-2 |
| Sun Aug 25 96 | Blackburn Rovers | (h) | 2-2 |
| Wed Sep 04 96 | Derby County | (a) | 1-1 |
| Sat Sep 07 96 | Leeds United | (a) | 4-0 |
| Sat Sep 14 96 | Nottingham Forest | (h) | 4-1 |
| Sat Sep 21 96 | Aston Villa | (a) | 0-0 |
| Sun Sep 29 96 | Tottenham Hotspur | (h) | 2-0 |
| Sat Oct 12 96 | Liverpool | (h) | 1-0 |
| Sun Oct 20 96 | Newcastle United | (a) | 0-5 |
| Sat Oct 26 96 | Southampton | (a) | 3-6 |
| Sat Nov 02 96 | Chelsea | (h) | 1-2 |
| Sat Nov 16 96 | Arsenal | (h) | 1-0 |
| Sat Nov 23 96 | Middlesbrough | (a) | 2-2 |
| Sat Nov 30 96 | Leicester City | (h) | 3-1 |
| Sun Dec 08 96 | West Ham United | (a) | 2-2 |
| Wed Dec 18 96 | Sheffield Wednesday | (a) | 1-1 |
| Sat Dec 21 96 | Sunderland | (h) | 5-0 |
| Thu Dec 26 96 | Nottingham Forest | (a) | 4-0 |
| Sat Dec 28 96 | Leeds United | (h) | 1-0 |
| Wed Jan 01 97 | Aston Villa | (h) | 0-0 |
| Sun Jan 12 97 | Tottenham Hotspur | (a) | 2-1 |
| Sat Jan 18 97 | Coventry | (a) | 2-0 |
| Wed Jan 29 97 | Wimbledon | (h) | 2-1 |
| Sat Feb 01 97 | Southampton | (h) | 2-1 |
| Wed Feb 19 97 | Arsenal | (a) | 2-1 |
| Sat Feb 22 97 | Chelsea | (a) | 1-1 |
| Sat Mar 01 97 | Coventry | (h) | 3-1 |
| Sat Mar 08 97 | Sunderland | (a) | 1-2 |
| Sat Mar 15 97 | Sheffield Wednesday | (h) | 2-0 |
| Sat Mar 22 97 | Everton | (a) | 2-0 |
| Sat Apr 05 97 | Derby County | (h) | 2-3 |
| Sat Apr 12 97 | Blackburn Rovers | (a) | 3-2 |
| Sat Apr 19 97 | Liverpool | (a) | 3-1 |
| Sat May 03 97 | Leicester City | (a) | 2-2 |
| Mon May 05 97 | Middlesbrough | (h) | 3-3 |
| Thu May 08 97 | Newcastle United | (h) | 0-0 |
| Sun May 11 97 | West Ham United | (h) | 2-0 |
