| 27 Aug 88 | r00        | Aston VillaAston Villa | 2 - 2 | MillwallMillwall |
| 27 Aug 88 | r00        | CharltonCharlton | 0 - 3 | LiverpoolLiverpool |
| 27 Aug 88 | r00        | DerbyDerby | 1 - 0 | MiddlesbroughMiddlesbrough |
| 27 Aug 88 | r00        | EvertonEverton | 4 - 0 | NewcastleNewcastle |
| 27 Aug 88 | r00        | Manchester UnitedManchester Un | 0 - 0 | QPRQPR |
| 27 Aug 88 | r00        | NorwichNorwich | 2 - 1 | Nottingham F.Nottingham F. |
| 27 Aug 88 | r00        | Sheffield WedsSheffield Wed | 1 - 0 | LutonLuton |
| 27 Aug 88 | r00        | SouthamptonSouthampton | 4 - 0 | West HamWest Ham |
| 27 Aug 88 | r00        | Wimbledon FCWimbledon FC | 1 - 5 | ArsenalArsenal |
| 03 Sep 88 | r00        | ArsenalArsenal | 2 - 3 | Aston VillaAston Villa |
| 03 Sep 88 | r00        | CoventryCoventry | 0 - 1 | EvertonEverton |
| 03 Sep 88 | r00        | LiverpoolLiverpool | 1 - 0 | Manchester UnitedManchester Un |
| 03 Sep 88 | r00        | LutonLuton | 2 - 2 | Wimbledon FCWimbledon FC |
| 03 Sep 88 | r00        | MiddlesbroughMiddlesbrough | 2 - 3 | NorwichNorwich |
| 03 Sep 88 | r00        | MillwallMillwall | 1 - 0 | DerbyDerby |
| 03 Sep 88 | r00        | NewcastleNewcastle | 2 - 2 | TottenhamTottenham |
| 03 Sep 88 | r00        | Nottingham F.Nottingham F. | 1 - 1 | Sheffield WedsSheffield Wed |
| 03 Sep 88 | r00        | QPRQPR | 0 - 1 | SouthamptonSouthampton |
| 03 Sep 88 | r00        | West HamWest Ham | 1 - 3 | CharltonCharlton |
| 10 Sep 88 | r00        | Aston VillaAston Villa | 1 - 1 | LiverpoolLiverpool |
| 10 Sep 88 | r00        | CharltonCharlton | 0 - 3 | MillwallMillwall |
| 10 Sep 88 | r00        | DerbyDerby | 2 - 0 | NewcastleNewcastle |
| 10 Sep 88 | r00        | EvertonEverton | 1 - 1 | Nottingham F.Nottingham F. |
| 10 Sep 88 | r00        | Manchester UnitedManchester Un | 1 - 0 | MiddlesbroughMiddlesbrough |
| 10 Sep 88 | r00        | NorwichNorwich | 1 - 0 | QPRQPR |
| 10 Sep 88 | r00        | Sheffield WedsSheffield Wed | 1 - 2 | CoventryCoventry |
| 10 Sep 88 | r00        | SouthamptonSouthampton | 2 - 1 | LutonLuton |
| 10 Sep 88 | r00        | TottenhamTottenham | 2 - 3 | ArsenalArsenal |
| 10 Sep 88 | r00        | Wimbledon FCWimbledon FC | 0 - 1 | West HamWest Ham |
| 17 Sep 88 | r00        | ArsenalArsenal | 2 - 2 | SouthamptonSouthampton |
| 17 Sep 88 | r00        | CoventryCoventry | 3 - 0 | CharltonCharlton |
| 17 Sep 88 | r00        | LiverpoolLiverpool | 1 - 1 | TottenhamTottenham |
| 17 Sep 88 | r00        | LutonLuton | 0 - 2 | Manchester UnitedManchester Un |
| 17 Sep 88 | r00        | MiddlesbroughMiddlesbrough | 1 - 0 | Wimbledon FCWimbledon FC |
| 17 Sep 88 | r00        | MillwallMillwall | 2 - 1 | EvertonEverton |
| 17 Sep 88 | r00        | NewcastleNewcastle | 0 - 2 | NorwichNorwich |
| 17 Sep 88 | r00        | Nottingham F.Nottingham F. | 1 - 1 | DerbyDerby |
| 17 Sep 88 | r00        | QPRQPR | 2 - 0 | Sheffield WedsSheffield Wed |
| 17 Sep 88 | r00        | West HamWest Ham | 2 - 2 | Aston VillaAston Villa |
| 24 Sep 88 | r00        | Aston VillaAston Villa | 1 - 1 | Nottingham F.Nottingham F. |
| 24 Sep 88 | r00        | CharltonCharlton | 2 - 2 | NewcastleNewcastle |
| 24 Sep 88 | r00        | DerbyDerby | 0 - 1 | QPRQPR |
| 24 Sep 88 | r00        | EvertonEverton | 0 - 2 | LutonLuton |
| 24 Sep 88 | r00        | Manchester UnitedManchester Un | 2 - 0 | West HamWest Ham |
| 24 Sep 88 | r00        | NorwichNorwich | 2 - 2 | MillwallMillwall |
| 24 Sep 88 | r00        | Sheffield WedsSheffield Wed | 2 - 1 | ArsenalArsenal |
| 24 Sep 88 | r00        | SouthamptonSouthampton | 1 - 3 | LiverpoolLiverpool |
| 24 Sep 88 | r00        | TottenhamTottenham | 3 - 2 | MiddlesbroughMiddlesbrough |
| 24 Sep 88 | r00        | Wimbledon FCWimbledon FC | 0 - 1 | CoventryCoventry |
| 01 Oct 88 | r00        | CoventryCoventry | 3 - 4 | MiddlesbroughMiddlesbrough |
| 01 Oct 88 | r00        | LiverpoolLiverpool | 1 - 2 | NewcastleNewcastle |
| 01 Oct 88 | r00        | MillwallMillwall | 3 - 2 | QPRQPR |
| 01 Oct 88 | r00        | NorwichNorwich | 1 - 3 | CharltonCharlton |
| 01 Oct 88 | r00        | Nottingham F.Nottingham F. | 0 - 0 | LutonLuton |
| 01 Oct 88 | r00        | Sheffield WedsSheffield Wed | 1 - 0 | Aston VillaAston Villa |
| 01 Oct 88 | r00        | SouthamptonSouthampton | 0 - 0 | DerbyDerby |
| 01 Oct 88 | r00        | TottenhamTottenham | 2 - 2 | Manchester UnitedManchester Un |
| 01 Oct 88 | r00        | West HamWest Ham | 1 - 4 | ArsenalArsenal |
| 01 Oct 88 | r00        | Wimbledon FCWimbledon FC | 2 - 1 | EvertonEverton |
| 08 Oct 88 | r00        | Aston VillaAston Villa | 0 - 1 | Wimbledon FCWimbledon FC |
| 08 Oct 88 | r00        | CharltonCharlton | 2 - 2 | TottenhamTottenham |
| 08 Oct 88 | r00        | DerbyDerby | 0 - 1 | NorwichNorwich |
| 08 Oct 88 | r00        | EvertonEverton | 4 - 1 | SouthamptonSouthampton |
| 08 Oct 88 | r00        | LutonLuton | 1 - 0 | LiverpoolLiverpool |
| 08 Oct 88 | r00        | MiddlesbroughMiddlesbrough | 1 - 0 | West HamWest Ham |
| 08 Oct 88 | r00        | NewcastleNewcastle | 0 - 3 | CoventryCoventry |
| 08 Oct 88 | r00        | QPRQPR | 1 - 2 | Nottingham F.Nottingham F. |
| 15 Oct 88 | r00        | CharltonCharlton | 2 - 2 | Aston VillaAston Villa |
| 15 Oct 88 | r00        | CoventryCoventry | 0 - 0 | MillwallMillwall |
| 15 Oct 88 | r00        | QPRQPR | 2 - 1 | West HamWest Ham |
| 22 Oct 88 | r00        | ArsenalArsenal | 2 - 1 | QPRQPR |
| 22 Oct 88 | r00        | Aston VillaAston Villa | 2 - 0 | EvertonEverton |
| 22 Oct 88 | r00        | DerbyDerby | 0 - 0 | CharltonCharlton |
| 22 Oct 88 | r00        | LiverpoolLiverpool | 0 - 0 | CoventryCoventry |
| 22 Oct 88 | r00        | MiddlesbroughMiddlesbrough | 2 - 1 | LutonLuton |
| 22 Oct 88 | r00        | MillwallMillwall | 2 - 2 | Nottingham F.Nottingham F. |
| 22 Oct 88 | r00        | NorwichNorwich | 3 - 1 | TottenhamTottenham |
| 22 Oct 88 | r00        | SouthamptonSouthampton | 1 - 2 | Sheffield WedsSheffield Wed |
| 22 Oct 88 | r00        | West HamWest Ham | 2 - 0 | NewcastleNewcastle |
| 22 Oct 88 | r00        | Wimbledon FCWimbledon FC | 1 - 1 | Manchester UnitedManchester Un |
| 25 Oct 88 | r00        | LutonLuton | 1 - 1 | ArsenalArsenal |
| 25 Oct 88 | r00        | TottenhamTottenham | 1 - 2 | SouthamptonSouthampton |
| 26 Oct 88 | r00        | Manchester UnitedManchester Un | 1 - 2 | NorwichNorwich |
| 26 Oct 88 | r00        | NewcastleNewcastle | 3 - 0 | MiddlesbroughMiddlesbrough |
| 26 Oct 88 | r00        | Nottingham F.Nottingham F. | 2 - 1 | LiverpoolLiverpool |
| 29 Oct 88 | r00        | ArsenalArsenal | 2 - 0 | CoventryCoventry |
| 29 Oct 88 | r00        | Aston VillaAston Villa | 2 - 1 | TottenhamTottenham |
| 29 Oct 88 | r00        | CharltonCharlton | 2 - 1 | Sheffield WedsSheffield Wed |
| 29 Oct 88 | r00        | DerbyDerby | 4 - 1 | Wimbledon FCWimbledon FC |
| 29 Oct 88 | r00        | LutonLuton | 0 - 0 | QPRQPR |
| 29 Oct 88 | r00        | MiddlesbroughMiddlesbrough | 4 - 2 | MillwallMillwall |
| 29 Oct 88 | r00        | NewcastleNewcastle | 0 - 1 | Nottingham F.Nottingham F. |
| 29 Oct 88 | r00        | NorwichNorwich | 1 - 1 | SouthamptonSouthampton |
| 29 Oct 88 | r00        | West HamWest Ham | 0 - 2 | LiverpoolLiverpool |
| 30 Oct 88 | r00        | EvertonEverton | 1 - 1 | Manchester UnitedManchester Un |
| 05 Nov 88 | r00        | CoventryCoventry | 1 - 1 | West HamWest Ham |
| 05 Nov 88 | r00        | LiverpoolLiverpool | 3 - 0 | MiddlesbroughMiddlesbrough |
| 05 Nov 88 | r00        | Manchester UnitedManchester Un | 1 - 1 | Aston VillaAston Villa |
| 05 Nov 88 | r00        | MillwallMillwall | 3 - 1 | LutonLuton |
| 05 Nov 88 | r00        | QPRQPR | 3 - 0 | NewcastleNewcastle |