| Num | Pos | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Lee Camp | |
| 4 | D | Luke Chambers | |
| 5 | D | Wes Morgan | |
| 3 | D | Clint Hill | Debut |
| 16 | M | Chris Gunter | |
| 10 | F | Lewis McGugan off for Andy Reid (78) | |
| 14 | M | Johnathon Greening | |
| 19 | M | Guy Moussi  | |
| 33 | M | Joel Lynch | |
| 24 | F | Robbie Findley off for Matt Derbyshire (73) | |
| 9 | F | Ishmael Miller  off for Marcus Tudgay (83) | |
| Subs | |||
| 8 | F | Matt Derbyshire on for Robbie Findley (73) | |
| 11 | F | Andy Reid on for Lewis McGugan (78) | |
| 20 | F | Marcus Tudgay on for Ishmael Miller (83) | |
| 28 | F | Radoslaw Majewski | |
| 21 | GK | Paul Smith (2006-11) | |
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| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |
| 1 | Southampton | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 18 | |
| 2 | Middlesbrough | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 17 | |
| 3 | Brighton and Hove Albion | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 17 | |
| 4 | Derby County | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | |
| 5 | West Ham United | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 14 | |
| 6 | Cardiff City | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | |
| 7 | Blackpool | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | |
| 8 | Hull City | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 12 | |
| 9 | Leeds United | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 11 | |
| 10 | Leicester City | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 11 | |
| 11 | Peterborough United | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 10 | |
| 12 | Crystal Palace | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 10 | |
| 13 | Ipswich Town | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | -5 | 9 | |
| 14 | Reading | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 7 | |
| 15 | Birmingham City | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | -2 | 7 | |
| 16 | Millwall | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -2 | 7 | |
| 17 | Barnsley | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -2 | 7 | |
| 18 | Watford | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | -3 | 7 | |
| 19 | Portsmouth | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 6 | |
| 20 | Burnley | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -4 | 5 | |
| 21 | Coventry City | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -4 | 5 | |
| 22 | Nottingham Forest | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -6 | 5 | |
| 23 | Bristol City | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -6 | 5 | |
| 24 | Doncaster Rovers | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 9 | -10 | 1 | |
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| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |
| 1 | Southampton | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 19 | |
| 2 | Middlesbrough | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 18 | |
| ⇧ | 3 | Derby County | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 18 |
| ⇧ | 4 | West Ham United | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 17 |
| ⇩ | 5 | Brighton and Hove Albion | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 17 |
| ⇧ | 6 | Hull City | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 13 |
| ⇩ | 7 | Cardiff City | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
| ⇩ | 8 | Blackpool | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 12 |
| 9 | Leeds United | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 11 | |
| 10 | Leicester City | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 11 | |
| 11 | Peterborough United | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 10 | |
| 12 | Crystal Palace | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 10 | |
| 13 | Ipswich Town | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | -5 | 10 | |
| ⇧ | 14 | Portsmouth | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -1 | 9 |
| ⇩ | 15 | Reading | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 8 |
| ⇩ | 16 | Birmingham City | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | -2 | 8 |
| 17 | Barnsley | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -2 | 8 | |
| ⇧ | 18 | Nottingham Forest | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -5 | 8 |
| ⇩ | 19 | Watford | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | -4 | 7 |
| ⇩ | 20 | Millwall | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | -5 | 7 |
| ⇩ | 21 | Burnley | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -4 | 6 |
| ⇩ | 22 | Coventry City | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -4 | 6 |
| 23 | Bristol City | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -6 | 6 | |
| 24 | Doncaster Rovers | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 9 | -9 | 4 | |